Wingnuts Find New Ways Around Election Laws
By Just, wow.
An Idaho U.S. Senate candidate has changed his name to Pro-Life. Really.
Apparently, he attempted to get on the ballot in 2006 when he ran a losing race for governor as “Marvin Pro-Life Richardson” but was rejected because the state does not allow campaign slogans to appear on the ballot (makes sense). The Secretary of State has said that she has no choice but to allow him to appear on the ballot as Pro-Life now, since it’s his name. In the meantime, the state senate has passed a bill that would require a qualifier to appear after his name, disclaiming that he was “formerly known as”. Seriously.
The best part: he’s running to fill Larry Craig’s seat.