Hughes Will Not Challenge Voter Registrar's Decision
Alexandria City Councilwoman Alicia Hughes attempted to file for School Board candidacy at the Tuesday deadline.
Alexandria City Councilwoman Alicia Hughes told Patch Wednesday evening that she will not protest a decision by Voter Registrar Tom Parkins that prevented her from filing for School Board candidacy. “There’s not going to be a challenge,” said Hughes, adding that her energy needs to be focused on her family after her father was recently diagnosed with cancer. Hughes, already a Republican nominee for re-election to council this year, was turned away from the city’s Voter Registration and Elections Office just after the 7 p.m. Tuesday deadline for citizens to file for candidacy for School Board. She knocked on the locked door of the registrar’s office but was not allowed to file any paperwork by Parkins, who said the time was 7:01 p.m. Hughes…
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R Lindell
9:37 am on Thursday, June 14, 2012
Darn. That would have been so entertaining to watch. more ›