Typo leads to wrong candidate's election in Conn.

***Ynot Shane*** · 11-23-2011, 09:26 AM

DERBY, Conn. (AP) -- A typo has led to the election of the wrong man to a finance board in Derby, Conn....

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***CaptHayfever*** · 11-23-2011, 12:05 PM

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Av Harris, spokesman for the secretary of the state's office, says James J. Butler should be sworn in because he was elected.

You can't force the man to take the oath just because somebody else made a mistake. This is not voter error; the voters knew who they were voting for, because that was the guy who was actually campaigning. They just didn't notice the mistaken middle initial.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

11-23-2011, 09:26 AM	#1
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