ND elects dead man to State Legislature

[purplefaithful]

No, this isn't from The Onion;
North Dakota residents elected a dead man to the state legislature Tuesday.Republican David Andahl, 55, died Oct. 5 after a short battle with coronavirus. Less than a month later, Bismarck voters sent him and running mate Dave Nehring to the state House of Representatives out of District 8.
Early Wednesday morning results had Andahl garnering about 35% of the vote in the district, with only Nehring beating him at about 40%, according to the state election board.
State Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem ruled last month that all votes cast for Andahl should still be counted and that, if he won, a vacancy would be created in his seat. The seat could then be filled either by a legislative member's party or by voters in a special election.
District 8 Republican Chairman Loren DeWitz said an appointment would "be open to anybody who would like to" seek it, according to the Bismarck Tribune.
"I want it to be wide open and fair," he told the paper.
https://www.startribune.com/north-dakota...572969461/

[Guest]

This does kinda make sense with as red as ND is though doesn't it?  Dead or not the only way to fill the seat with a red person is to vote for the red person on the ballot?  It does make for a funny headline though!!

[Guest]

@AGRforever said:
This does kinda make sense with as red as ND is though doesn't it?  Dead or not the only way to fill the seat with a red person is to vote for the red person on the ballot?  It does make for a funny headline though!!

thats exactly why it went down that way,  they knew they were voting for a dead man,  but now instead of Dem filling the seat it will go to a Republican.

[Guest]

Dumb like a fox.