Comments on Advance Indiana™: Preview Of Lugar Voter Registration Lawsuit

Gary, while I agree with you that a Senator should...

2012-03-29T11:44:06.371-05:00

Gary, while I agree with you that a Senator should have an indication of returning, the one concern with your argument above is that we all know that a Senator isn't going to lose an election and say "time to return to my rented room/house until I find a place." As such, the realities is that your argument does mean there will be some economic waste.

That being said, I have little faith that Lugar will return to Indiana when he retires. I also note that neither Bayh or Coats have returned either. The scary thing is that we re-elected Coats anyway. I want Hoosiers serving as my elected Indiana representatives, not Virginians or North Carolinans.

And of course they then twist the argument, Paul, ...

2012-03-29T08:45:30.976-05:00

And of course they then twist the argument, Paul, and try to claim you are impermissibly imposing a property ownership requirement as a condition of residency. No, we're not. You can rent a room from a friend or a relative. You can rent a cheap apartment. Just anything you can point to as your intent to return to the state to reside while the state is not in session. The fail safe provision was never meant to exempt the physical presence requirement altogether as the AG claims; it, at most, means there is no minimum amount of time you have to spend at your Indiana residence in order to prove residency here in the state while you are absent on business of the state or the federal government.

I can't get over the number of attorneys who s...

2012-03-29T08:32:01.615-05:00

I can't get over the number of attorneys who see the provision that you don't lose your residency because of your service out of the state on behalf of the State of Indiana and then throw up their hands saying that Lugar is fine.

Let's say the "fail safe" provision does apply. The purpose of that law is to prevent you from being found not to be a resident because of your service. The purpose is not to allow you to give up any home in the district. Lugar didn't lose his residency because of his service in D.C. He lost it when he sold his home and had established no other residence in the district.

You're being too generous, Paul. There are ple...

2012-03-29T06:54:56.664-05:00

You're being too generous, Paul. There are plenty of attorneys out there who understand the residency law for voting purposes. There are just few who are willing to speak out on its negative consequences for Richard Lugar.

Andrew Mallon is one sharp cookie. The only attor...

2012-03-29T00:35:23.380-05:00

Andrew Mallon is one sharp cookie. The only attorney who knows residency for voting issues better is Gary Welsh.

The board is represented by its counsel, Andrew Ma...

2012-03-28T20:17:46.751-05:00

The board is represented by its counsel, Andrew Mallon.

Who is representing the Marion County Election Boa...

2012-03-28T20:16:51.382-05:00

Who is representing the Marion County Election Board?