Chalk up another loss for former State Rep. Bob Keeley (and Wanda Simmons). Superior Court Judge Barry Stevens on Wednesday denied their court challenge after Democratic Registrar Patricia Howard rejected their State House petition candidacies for not living in the districts where they sought office.
Keeley, who’s lost 10 elections the past decade, wanted to challenge incumbent Jack Hennessy, except he doesn’t reside in the North End 127th State House District. Simmons eyed incumbent Chris Rosario in the 128th District that includes the East Side and Hollow while living in the East End.
Keeley and Simmons were part of an odd political alliance to go after the State House incumbents on August 11 who didn’t support State Senator Marilyn Moore’s run for mayor in 2019 even though Moore never asked them for support.
The good news for Keeley and Simmons is that both would have been crushed by Hennessy and Rosario.
Read the full decision: keeleyruling
Sorry Len,
I’ve got no dog in this fight but …….
Pat Howard is under no legal requirement to tell Keeley that she cannot issue the petition because he doesn’t live in the District???
That is f’ed up.
And if you want to say Keeley should have known better, what about Wanda Simmons??
*** Not living in the district has not stopped others from running & winning, (under-cover) local political seats in the past, so what else is new? ***JUST-SAYING***
And if you want to tell me that the rules are easier for residency in a general election than for a primary, I’ll tell you that is f’d up too.
Why not run in the district in which he resides?
Why not tell him when he takes out the petition??
Why wait until he collects the signatures and has enough to qualify and then say, oh by the way you don’t live in the district so you went through all the work and then I’ll tell you they are no good?
Read Judge Stevens decision. He ruled on your question.
I read it. Just because this judge says it’s so it ain’t. Babs would have at least held an evidentiary hearing.
Evan more so Babs probably would have ruled from the bench that he was wronged and deserves a spot on the ballot.
On another note Learnard, it seems that Mr Keeley’s strategy on funding worked. He received $650,000 for the Orcutt Club from CDBG FUNDS from the council. Keeley scores and Leonard’s prediction came up a big fat zero.
The votes were already there. It cost Keeley votes. Plus, you said it was a slam dunk that Judge Stevens would rule in favor of Gen Now and either call for a new primary or put Moore’s name on the mayoral ballot. Who’s the zero? Plus, how many times have you come on here, without doing your homework, to proclaim this and that including police board meetings shouldn’t be held in police headquarters. Gee, they take place in the Morton Government Center. Who’s the zero? And why do your candidates keep losing? Who’s the zero?
And by the way Judge Stevens ruled that it is up to Keeley to figure it out. So the Registrar of Voters could issue bogus petitions and it is up to Keeley to figure the law out. That Leonard is plain Bull Shit.
And by the way Judge Stevens ruled that it is up to Keeley to figure it out. So the Registrar of Voters could issue bogus petitions and it is up to Keeley to figure the law out. That Leonard is plain Bull Shit if you ask me.
Love you too Troll.
Talk about denying the right to run for office.
Keeley for Mayor!
Keeley hits one over the fence for Orcutt Boys and Girls Club, with almost a Million Dollar Grant!
Keep up the great work Bob!