Speaking of moribund campaigns, Harry Stonebraker* of Winfield, MO was re-elected Tuesday. One small problem, he died on March 11th. Stonebraker died of a heart attack after the ballots had been printed and some absentee ballots had been cast. He won by a wide margin, 206 to 23 for his opponent, Alderman Bernie Panther (reflects about the same ratio Madame Hoy received vs write-ins).
The County Clerk said she thought he would win because "he seemed to get even more popular after he died".
Consider the possibilities. Nonetheless, the law is the law, and if you don't have a pulse you cannot serve.
Which leads me to propose an addition to our monthly BOA agenda. First, Pledge of Allegiance, Second, before the roll is called, hook up em up, our elected officials that is. No pulse, no vote. "Present" will not suffice. That's the rules.
*As presented in the KC Star, April 8.
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Dont forget that the dead Mel Carnahan collected enough votes to beat out incumbent Sen. John Ashcroft for the U.S. Senate seat in Missouri.
No one had ever posthumously won election to the Senate but
many voters had had enough of his singing.
He did finally have a singular moment of clarity and stood up to his fellow neo -cons when came to his senses when he was in the hospital and heavily medicated
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