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Inmate Qualifies As Candidate

By Associated Press

Florida prison inmate qualifies as write-in candidate. Inmate Qualifies As Candidate

Published: Thu, June 19, 2008 - 4:05 am Last Updated: Thu, June 19, 2008 - 4:09 am

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A man serving time on a felony conviction is
a qualified write-in candidate for a state House of Representatives
seat.
The state Division of Elections approved Jose N. Vazquez this
week for the seat that includes parts of Tampa and Hillsborough
County.
Vazquez lists his address as a prison facility near Lake
Okeechobee. State laws require candidates to live in the districts
they represent and prohibit felons from running for office until
their rights are restored.
Officials say Vazquez turned in the proper forms and filled them
out correctly.
He's serving time for driving with a revoked or suspended
license.
Because he's a write-in candidate, his name won't be on the
ballot. And since he's in prison, Vazquez couldn't be reached for
comment Wednesday.

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KxVx Says:

Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 12:06 pm

Is he really a CROOK? He’s in jail for driving with a suspended license. I wish that’s all most of our politians went to jail for!

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carl Says:

Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 10:30 am

NOW here’s a politician that’s thinking a head! Instead of getting in office and then getting caught swindling the tax payers and having to serve his time in jail, he’s getting all that behind him before hand. Sort of paying his jail time forward I guess and since he’s in prison he wont have to answer all those annoying questions from reporters. Way to go VAZQUEZ, a small step forward for prisoners and a giant step for politicians. Now when you call this politician a crook he wont be able to deny it. MERCY .