Carmel, IN -- A candidate for the City Council was booted from the Republican Party's May primary ballot because he checked the wrong box about his voting history on an election form
The Hamilton County Election Board voted 2-1 to remove Larry A. Fritz, leaving incumbent Councilman Rick Sharp unopposed in the GOP primary for City Council District 1.
Sarann Klain Warner is unopposed in the Democratic Party primary, so she would run against Sharp in the November election.
Fritz, who turns 58 today, made the error on his declaration of candidacy form. He may attempt to refile later as an independent to run in November.
"This was an honest mistake. My name is correct on the form, and I live where it says I live. We didn't set out to deceive anybody," Fritz said.
Semi-retired computer consultant Phillip Polivka triggered the Election Board's ruling by filing a challenge about Fritz's voting record. Polivka said he couldn't say who first suggested an error might have been made on Fritz's form. "I submitted the challenge to see if he is a legitimate candidate. I wanted the Election Board to tell me if he is a legitimate candidate, because I had never heard of him," Polivka said.
Fritz, a retired race car driver, has run a Jaguar auto specialty shop in Carmel for nearly two decades. He said he suffered a stroke last year and, though he has recovered, got help from a relative to complete the form.
Goosey's Gabbings...
Ok, would you want this guy running your town if he can't even fill out the form WITH help from a relative? The relative doesn't even have the excuse of suffering a stroke for cripes sake?
Q. How many people does it take to fill out an election form correctly?
A. Ummm....Ummmm.....
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