alledged murderer in jail wins township board position

[butters]

with 3 open positions and only 3 candidates, none of them democrats, all he needed was 1 vote to secure the win
most of the 9763 people who actually cast their ballots ignored the category, but he received 60 votes, the other candidates 110 and 106. the question is, did those 60 who voted for him not realise who the fuck they were voting for, or didn't it matter that he struck her with a concrete flower pot when--having finished her chemo for breast cancer--was going for a divorce for him being unfaithful, and then discarded her body in a creek?
it's a sad world when the better option is to hope they were too ignorant of events to realise.
don't know what's more fucked-up, given his confession to the attack and actions following it, that or his name was 'not allowed' to be removed from the ballots. wthf?

Andrew Wilhoite was charged in March with killing his wife, Elizabeth “Nikki” Wilhoite, 41. She had completed her last chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer and was seeking a divorce after she found out her husband had been having an affair, according to the Lebanon Reporter.

Wilhoite reportedly confessed to hitting Nikki with a large, concrete flower pot during an argument and to dumping her body in a creek, so the “allegedly” here is strictly a legal requirement—although until he’s convicted of a felony, the elections board is apparently unable to remove him from the ballot going into the general election.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...sedgntp&cvid=175b0970697042ad80891ec39344a382

 

[Biggs_Darklighter]

Why is anyone concerned about it?
And why point out there were no democrats in a republican primary?

 

[butters]

Why is anyone concerned about it?
And why point out there were no democrats in a republican primary?

(WaPo says, “No Democratic candidates were on the ballot in the Clinton Township Board primary, but non-Republican candidates still could make the ballot by November, WXIN-FOX59 reported.”)

don't fully understand how it all works, and it does say 'republican primary' (guess it's just making the point that, at the time of the votes aa democrat option wasn't available), but as to why anyone should be concerned? if you don't understand that then there's no point me explaining further

edit: having thought about this for a minute today, i'm guessing they pointed out 'no dems on ballot' to indicate he didn't get elected (having admitted guilt to his actions) over a democrat opponent. So, yanno, repugs can't scream 'see? we'd rather have a murderer than a democrat!'

 

[Biggs_Darklighter]

don't fully understand how it all works, and it does say 'republican primary' (guess it's just making the point that, at the time of the votes aa democrat option wasn't available), but as to why anyone should be concerned? if you don't understand that then there's no point me explaining further

If he is convicted he can't serve. If he is acquitted then he has every right to. So again, why is anyone concerned? 60 votes even in a small area is nothing. Anyone would get that.

 

[butters]

If he is convicted he can't serve. If he is acquitted then he has every right to. So again, why is anyone concerned? 60 votes even in a small area is nothing. Anyone would get that.

if he's acquitted: he has already confessed to hitting her with a concrete flowerpot and disposing of her body in a creek. He can be acquitted of 'murder' ... i don't know the options for the jury, if manslaughter etc..., is on the cards. If not, and he was just being tried flat out for murder and--hypothetically--got acquitted, he would be legally allowed to serve, even though he did what he did.

yes, 60 votes is negligible, but it was enough to secure him a township board position

it's not as if anyone (especially me) is 'getting upset' over this; it's a case of a legal loophole that could see a man who killed his wife and disposed of her body elected by people who don't know or don't care he did that. THAT is the point up for discussion.

 

[Biggs_Darklighter]

if he's acquitted: he has already confessed to hitting her with a concrete flowerpot and disposing of her body in a creek. He can be acquitted of 'murder' ... i don't know the options for the jury, if manslaughter etc..., is on the cards. If not, and he was just being tried flat out for murder and--hypothetically--got acquitted, he would be legally allowed to serve, even though he did what he did.

yes, 60 votes is negligible, but it was enough to secure him a township board position

it's not as if anyone (especially me) is 'getting upset' over this; it's a case of a legal loophole that could see a man who killed his wife and disposed of her body elected by people who don't know or don't care he did that. THAT is the point up for discussion.

What's the loophole? They needed 3 and there were only 3 on the ballot. That's not a loophole, it's just not enough people running in that party. A similar scenario can happen in almost any primary for multiple seats.
He only needed 1 vote so the 60 is meaningless. He would get that 1 vote from family or friends and chances are it's where the vast majority of the 60 came from.
It's a non-story with no real point and there's nothing to discuss because in the end, nothing happened. An asshole got on a general election ballot. Never seen that before.

 

[PaxNurgle]

heck, in some areas of the country (Rural Idaho for example) he could just make outrageous and outspoken racist statements, start proclaiming the glories of dictatorships, and some people would line up around the block to vote for him even if he raped a four year old.

 

[YDB95]

it's not as if anyone (especially me) is 'getting upset' over this; it's a case of a legal loophole that could see a man who killed his wife and disposed of her body elected by people who don't know or don't care he did that. THAT is the point up for discussion.

Even if he has confessed, technically he is innocent until proven guilty. And I hate to have to say it, but there ARE plenty of people out there who wouldn't let domestic violence stop them from supporting a guy whose politics they like.

 

[Fermina_Daza]

Indiana! Where we’d rather elect a murderer than a Democrat.

 

[pecksniff]

Indiana! Where we’d rather elect a murderer than a Democrat.

Not by accident did Dan Quayle come from there.

 

[Fermina_Daza]

Not by accident did Dan Quayle come from there.

And Amy Coney Barrett, Mike Pence, so many good ones…..

 

[oggbashan]

Indiana! Where we’d rather elect a murderer than a Democrat.

For a Republican Primary... Democrats aren't eligible.

The US has preciously elected a dead man. What's the difference? neither could take up the post.

 

[Fermina_Daza]

For a Republican Primary... Democrats aren't eligible.

The US has preciously elected a dead man. What's the difference? neither could take up the post.

The gentleman could take the post until he’s convicted. And courts are slow here so come November he could very likely be elected.

Let’s wait until November to see.

 

[oggbashan]

The gentleman could take the post until he’s convicted. And courts are slow here so come November he could very likely be elected.

Let’s wait until November to see.

Of course he can - innocent until proven guilty. But his prospects of serving a complete term are low.