Latest word out of Sleaze Summit and a realization that the last few hours before election are always fun . . .
UPDATE!!! THE CANDIDATE WAS REMOVED AS JAXCO TAKES A STEP TO CLEAN UP LOCAL ELECTIONS!!!
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Prosecutor seeks to remove candidate from Lee’s Summit council race
A hearing will be held at 2:30 p.m. today before a Jackson County Judge regarding a civil action filed by the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office seeking to declare Franklin D. Tatro ineligible from seeking office on the Lee’s Summit City Council, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Tatro is currently a candidate for the Lee’s Summit council, but the prosecutor’s office, after Lee’s Summit Police submitted information late Friday, filed on Sunday a Petition in Quo Warranto. If upheld, such civil action would declare Tatro ineligible because records show that he was earlier convicted in Missouri of a felony.
The hearing will be held in a courtroom on the 2nd floor of the Courthouse Annex in Independence.
See attached civil filing.
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Here's the update . . .
Lee’s Summit candidate declared ineligible
A Jackson County judge on Monday declared Franklin D. Tatro ineligible to be a candiate for Lee’s Summit City Council because of an earlier felony conviction, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Judge James Kanatzar held a hearing Monday afternoon to consider a civil action initiated by the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office on Sunday after Lee’s Summit police alerted it of Tatro’s earlier conviction. Kanatzar ruled that Tatro is not qualified to be a candidate for election of Lee’s summit City Council District #1 and would be prohibited from being sworn in, if elected. Kanatzar also ordered that the Jackson County Election Board shall not release any information which would show the number of votes cast Tuesday for Tatro. Also, the election board shall post a notice at each poll where the Counicl District #1 race appears on the ballot. The notice will state Tatro is not a qualified candidate and votes cast for him will not be reported.
“Voters in Lee’s Summit and across Jackson County should be assurred that every candidate on the ballot meets the minimum requirements of the law to hold office. They deserve to know their votes will count,” Baker said.
Baker stated that her office acted as quickly as possible to protect the integrity of Tuesday’s election.
See attached order.
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sooo interesting since they allowed tindel to be a legislator for how long?? and then once they removed him from that position they allowed him to be a county employee...
ReplyDeleteBetter title: Silly season in the suburbs.
ReplyDeleteAnd now Tindall is feverishly trying to get his bullshit position a merit employee job.....
ReplyDeleteGiven how little it takes to be a felon these days this guy could be a model citizen. I guess they don't want anyone getting a head start on the crooked shit these local politicians pull and get passes handed to them all the time.
ReplyDeleteJean Peters isn't trying to clean up corruption anymore than she's trying to reduce crime in Kansas City. This is about vendettas using the legal system. Jean Peters herself is corrupt.
ReplyDeleteMean Jean is not corrupt just damned yummy. MMMMMMMMM.
ReplyDeleteIt's the fact that he paid his dues is what gets me. The crime was 20 years ago and he took his punishment. Is it fair to still be receiving punishment and discrimination for something that has been completely resolved?
ReplyDeleteResolved by who's standard?
ReplyDeleteI bet that Chris Moreno who is also running for that seat dropped a dime. He is a crooked person.
ReplyDeleteSo much for "ban the box" fever. I want a felon, and I want one NOW!!
ReplyDeleteI'd say grow a pair of balls, but let's face it...a vagina takes a lot more of a pounding. Win the crowd...Betty White was right. Grow a vagina and shut the fuck up! Don't turn your back on the emperor...
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