N.J. court keeps Lewis off ballot
The New Jersey appeals court ruled today that nine-time Olympic gold medal winner Carl Lewis cannot run for a Burlington County state Senate seat.
N.J. court keeps Lewis off ballot
The New Jersey appeals court ruled today that nine-time Olympic gold medal winner Carl Lewis cannot run for a Burlington County state Senate seat.
The three-member appeals panel noted that Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, acting as the secretary of state, was correct when she ruled that Lewis did not meet the state’s four-year residency requirement to be a candidate.
Guadagno based her ruling, in part, on the fact that Lewis voted in California in 2009.
Lewis, 49, of Medford, registered to vote as a Democrat in Burlington County's Eighth District on April 11, the same day he filed his nominating petitions. He would oppose freshman Republican State Sen. Dawn Marie Addiego.
Lewis’ attorney, William Tambussi, said he would appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Why doesn't the Democratic attorney representing Mr Lewis realize that he voted in California in 2009 as a resident of California, has not paid taxes as a resident of NJ in the recent past, thus he should not be entitled to be a elected official in NJ now. Why not wait until the next election in four years, so he can be a resident of NJ, file and pay taxes as a resident in NJ. If he is good taday for NJ, then he will only be better in four years when he has lived in NJ as a resident of NJ for four years.— nicktroi- I don't have any faith in the State Supreme Court actually holding to the election laws in this state and fully expect him to be on the ballot.— jlcharles
- not sure what is crazier - running for office in NJ, or living there for 4 years in order to qualify to run . . .— ekw555
- Shame the Democrats won't look to residents who actually have a stake in the governmental decision making and have proven so by LIVING there?— MissV
