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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

The Question Re: a Magistrate Candidate


I checked with the elections division of the Secretary of State re: whether someone who has moved from this state to work full time in another state as a postal employee. 

Here's what they said:

Nothing in the code forbids running for public office by someone who has moved from the county and now lives in another state and is working there.  (Of course, it should be understood that there are laws re: residence in a district.  But the matter has to be addressed.  The County Clerk is responsible for ensuring that people are qualified to vote, and hence if they are qualified to vote.   You might want to call Missy and find out the status of this person as to whether he will be able to vote in this election.  Wouldn't it be ironic if we had a magistrate elected to an office that he himself would not be eligible to vote for himself?  Only in Pocahontas County can crazy things like this happen.  (lol)

But here's the catch:  Someone will have to go to the clerk's office and challenge his/her residency.  The candidate in question would have thirty days to answer the question as to where he/she actual lives.

Residency is a great concern in Pocahontas County.

 Some people remember that current school board president, Emery Grimes, claims to live in the upper end of the county but in reality cohabits with his mistress in the Central District of Marlinton thereby depriving the people of the northern district their due representative.

Emery seems to be proud of the fact that he has both a wife and a mistress.  We are attempting to have him removed from office because his mistress doesn't live in the northern end.

Likewise,  I have a correspondent who has questioned the residency qualifications of someone working in Walt Helmick's office in Charleston and is still claiming to be a resident of Pocahontas County. 

Pocahontas County seems to be a prime target for carpetbaggers.  

Formerly federal government workers were forbidden from running for partisan office but the state changed the situation when they made magistrates and judges nonpartisan. 

2 comments:

  1. You tried that and lost now from everything I hear it Mr. Grimes turn.

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  2. Being a resident in your district is indeed an issue I no longer live in Pocahontas County and have not for a couple of decades butt being a resident in your district is indeed in a few I no longer live in poccohontas county and have not for a couple of decade but while I haven't interested because of my family there and Friends I keep track of what goes on but I agree holy that if you want to be in politics there or hold office you should be a resident within your District after all that's what representing your voters is all about.

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