[StBernard] Tony Michou

[Westley Annis]

JD,

Being a deputy doesn't disqualify him from being able to run for the office.
However, if elected, as in his case, he will have to resign from being a
deputy before being sworn in.

Much like trying to make sure everyone has an opportunity to vote, the
courts also try to make sure everyone has an opportunity to run for office.

And no, when you file qualification papers, they do not ask current
employment since it is not an issue of being qualified. It may be an ethics
issue, but when has ethics ever stopped a politician?

Westley

-----Original Message-----
SJK,
Tony Michou is a St. Bernard Deputy or reserve Deputy and just won election
as a JP.
 
What I'd like to know is how did he qualify in the first place? Shouldn't
there be checks and balances at the time of qualification? Or being a
reserve deputy he didn't declare that he was employed as a full time deputy
and met the criteria for qualifying.
jd