Alabama Democratic Party Appoints Dead Man To Local Committee

Alabama Mobile  Party executive director Jim Spearman said the mistake was caused by outdated records.
by The Associated Press
Published: Mon, October 19, 2009 - 10:59 am CST Last Updated: Mon, October 19, 2009 - 11:00 am CST
MOBILE, Alabama - (AP) - Reynolds Smith Jr. was a stalwart Democratic voter in Alabama.

But the Alabama Democratic Party overlooked another fact when it appointed Smith to an interim party panel: He died in November at age 83.

Party executive director Jim Spearman said the mistake was caused by outdated records.

He said the party received Smith's name from a 2006 list of candidates for the Mobile County committee and then used a voter list to verify him as an active voter.

The panel was charged with replacing the local party's executive committee.

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Poor signal? He was in one of those low spots, ya know.

At least the dead man wouldn’t be able to appoint another dead man to the interim party panel. Why didn’t they call Smith and ask him if he wanted to be appointed?

So what the problem is? Way I hear it,you only have to be “present.” Prop him up, and he’ll be another working stiff.

It’s Bush’s fault.

I blame this on Obama.

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