[Mpls] New 5th Ward : Re-elect or not Re-elect

[Greg Abbott]

If I recall correctly, state campaign law governs use of the term "re- 
elect."  If any portion of the new district includes part of the old  
district where the candidate was previously elected, then a candidate  
is entitled to use the word "re-elect."  Otherwise, no.  I don't have  
the citation, I may look it up when I have the chance.

So the Johnson Lee v. Samuels race is a rare case where two  
candidates, running for the same seat, are both entitled to use the  
term "re-elect."

I think Robert Lilligren might be out of luck, though -- although as  
I recall his campaign lit has an artistic twist to it and probably  
won't need to use the term "re-elect" to catch the voter's eye

Greg Abbott
Linden Hills

On Jun 23, 2005, at 3:54 PM, megan goodmundson wrote:

> Michelle Hill writes:
> I would also like to tell Don Samuels campaign manager that I received
> his literature and would like to say thanks, however, it is an  
> error to ask
> the constituents to vote to "re-elect" him. Since he has never ran  
> in the
> 5th ward, CP Johnson-Lee is the incumbent running for re-election.  
> CP Samuels would
> not be up for re-election in the 5th Ward. Perhaps it should have  
> said, vote
> for Don Samuels to be "re-elected to the city council." The  
> literature is
> misleading, but I think it was just an accident.
>
> Michelle Hill
> Cleveland
>