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Foley Replacement Candidate Named

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2006
Posted on Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 10:29:46 AM EST
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Mark Foley's name will remain on the ballot in his Florida District. Republicans have agreed on a replacement candidate, state representative Joe Negron, but his name won't be on the ballot. In order to vote for Negron, voters will have to vote for "Mark Foley."

One prominent Florida Republican said he doubts that any GOP candidate can capture the seat with Foley's name on the ballot. "The only way you win is they (voters) have got to vote for Mark Foley. That doesn't appear to me to be very attractive," said Tom Slade, former state Republican Party chairman.

The Democratic candidate, Tim Mahoney, plans no changes to his campaign:

"I've done a good job talking about Tim Mahoney," he said. "When people meet me and people know me, whether they're Democrats or Republicans, they get on board. They know that when I'm in Washington, D.C., I'll be no-nonsense and it's all going to be about results."

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    • Foley Replacement Candidate Named | 8 comments (8 topical)
    Re: Foley Replacement Candidate Named (none / 0) (#1)
    by Patrick on Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 11:41:17 AM EST
    So, you have to mark a ballot for disgraced foley to vote for Negron??? Wow, that baffles the mind. Is Florida too cheap to reprint ballots? Does anyone think that's a balanced or fair election?

    Re: Foley Replacement Candidate Named (none / 0) (#3)
    by Sailor on Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 12:04:48 PM EST
    I guess you could write his name in, like you have to do in Texas in delay's district.

    Re: Foley Replacement Candidate Named (none / 0) (#4)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 12:26:16 PM EST
    Patrick, maybe the FL Republican party should pull a Torricelli.
    Under New Jersey law, a general election candidate must withdraw at least 51 days before election day to be replaced on the ballot -- a deadline Torricelli did not meet. Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Yolanda Ciccone halted the printing of ballots in a ruling sought by the Democrats.
    ...despite the fact that Toricelli did not w/draw before the legally-mandated 51 days. The NJ Supremes then upheld Ciccone's decision to allow Torricelli's name to be replaced on the ballot. And his replacement, some guy named Lautenberg, won.

    Re: Foley Replacement Candidate Named (none / 0) (#5)
    by roy on Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 01:00:02 PM EST
    Does anyone think that's a balanced or fair election?
    It's fair in that it complies with the rules they established previously. Can't go changing them now that they've become inconvenient, that would just be gaming the system. If the Foley and DeLay and other candidate changes show that these rules don't adequately serve the public, we should change the rules, but only after the next big election.

    Re: Foley Replacement Candidate Named (none / 0) (#2)
    by roxtar on Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 01:35:33 PM EST
    And there's no way to avoid mentioning "Mark Foley" in their ads. They might have to mention it as often as they mention Mr. Negron's name. And it's not a question of cheap; it's the way Florida's election law is written. (Not that it's carved in stone or anything....)

    Re: Foley Replacement Candidate Named (none / 0) (#6)
    by kdog on Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 01:35:33 PM EST
    Negron eh? I thought that John Karr guy had a good shot to replace Foley, they share the same platform.

    Re: Foley Replacement Candidate Named (none / 0) (#7)
    by scarshapedstar on Tue Oct 03, 2006 at 05:51:57 PM EST
    Funny, I thought Patrick was a big fan of the rule of law.

    Re: Foley Replacement Candidate Named (none / 0) (#8)
    by Che's Lounge on Wed Oct 04, 2006 at 07:52:10 AM EST
    Scar, You have to learn the law first.

    Foley Replacement Candidate Named | 8 comments (8 topical)