Hat tip to Ballot Access News.
(excerpt from) Citizen’s Voice of Wilkes-Barre, PA
Romanelli prepares to take fight to state court
By Erin Moody / Friday, March 20, 2009
Former Green Party senatorial candidate Carl Romanelli and his lawyer are quickly preparing their argument why the Pennsylvania Supreme Court should overturn a lower court’s ruling that makes the two responsible for $80,000 in court expenses, costs and attorneys’ fees.
The fees stem from when Romanelli, a Wilkes-Barre resident, was removed from the 2006…
The Democratic Party has been trying to get Romanelli and his lawyer, attorney Lawrence Otter, to pay $80,000 in legal fees…
According to court documents, they have until April 22 to prepare and send in their case. Romanelli said he expects they might have a final decision by mid to late May…
6 responses so far ↓
1 Kimberly Wilder // Mar 22, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Background video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7111136193260763099
This is archival video of Carl Romanelli and Ralph Nader in July of 2007 discussing ballot access problems in Pennsylvania. Carl Romanelli comes in at 9 minutes and 44 seconds. At 11:05, Carl Romanelli discusses the possibility of losing his house to the unfair fees/fines.
2 Mik Robertson // Mar 22, 2009 at 10:30 pm
There is also legal action being prepared to challenge the section of the Pennsylvania election code used to levy this taxation of candidates that includes the Green, Libertarian, and Constitution Parties.
So far this legislative session there have been two bills introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly that address ballot access. There are still staunch opponents to change, however.
3 Robert Milnes // Mar 22, 2009 at 11:47 pm
This problem would disappear if we swept out all dems & reps over 4 years>2012. But nobody seems interested in trying.
4 Michael Cavlan // Mar 23, 2009 at 2:43 pm
As an interesting note, this story is here but NOT on the Green Party watch site.
As an aside, there is no dissent allowed on the Green Party watch site.
Sorry folks but the GP is dying. Some of us tried to warn you all.
C’est la vie
5 VAGreen // Mar 24, 2009 at 7:03 am
Best of luck to Carl Romanelli in overcoming the malfeasance of the Democrats.
Mr. Cavlan, dissent is allowed on Green Party Watch. Trolling is not.
6 paulie // Mar 24, 2009 at 10:54 am
Indeed. Truly outrageous.
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