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Protests filed with elections board over McLin candidacy
By Steve Bennish Staff Writer
DAYTON — Two protests were filed late in the day Friday, March 13, at the Montgomery County Board of Elections regarding the Dayton mayoral race, board chairman Greg Gantt said.
The first was from Alvin Freeman who claimed that he was listed as a nominator for incumbent Mayor Rhine McLin, but said that he didn’t give the mayor permission to use his name and that he was instead a nominator for James Greene, who unsuccessfully sought a spot on the mayoral ballot. Candidate filings to run for Dayton offices were due last week.
Green followed with a protest at the same time saying that McLin should be disqualified because she has no nominating committee, referencing the Freeman protest.
Gantt, also chair of the Montgomery County Republican Party, said he intends to schedule a meeting for next week to look into the matter.
McLin said Friday night she’s a certified candidate who won’t be distracted by the protest. She said she’ll focus on “keeping the city fiscally strong, public safety and using the stimulus money.”
“First we have to look at the city charter to see whether, even if the allegation is true, it is significant,” said board member Dennis Lieberman. “I won’t pre-judge the protest. We have a procedure for it.”
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