Appellate court doesn’t reinstate Lorenzi to ballot


October 25, 2007 at 6:54p.m.

Appellate court doesn’t reinstate Lorenzi to ballot

YOUNGSTOWN — The 7th District Court of Appeals has refused to reinstate a Youngstown city council independent candidate kicked off the ballot.

Maggy Lorenzi of East Midlothian Boulevard, who was running for the 6th Ward seat, and seven other independent city council candidates were decertified June 14 by the Mahoning County Board of Elections.

The reason for the decertification was a June 4 advisory opinion by the secretary of state that came after the May 7 independent filing deadline.

The opinion, based on an October 2006 federal court decision, states candidates couldn’t be considered independent if they filed as such and later voted in a partisan primary or serve on a political party’s central or executive committees.

For the complete story, see Friday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com.