Appeals Court Overturns Ruling to Reopen Ballot
A state appeals court ruled in Baton Rouge that a longtime Democratic congressman who switched to the Republican Party at the last minute may run as a GOP candidate, and overturned a lower-court decision that ordered the ballot reopened for new candidates.
Rep. Rodney Alexander filed to run for reelection as a Democrat on Aug. 4, then refiled as a Republican two days later, just before the deadline to sign up for the race.
Angry Democrats sued, and a state district judge ruled last week that the qualifying period for the election should be reopened.
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