PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - Two Portsmouth City Council candidates are taking legal action against the city regarding a ballot deadline.
Former councilwoman Elizabeth Psimas and Paul Smith filed paperwork seeking to reverse an electoral board decision that's keeping them off the ballot because of mix-up over the filing deadline.
Both candidates filed to run before June 12 because state and local officials advertised that day as the deadline. The city charter was revised last year, and it stated the deadline was one week earlier.
"At the end of the day, what keeps us as Americans, is the ability to vote for the people who deserve to lead our city, lead our communities," one of two attorneys representing the candidates Steve Heretick said. "We think that everyone should have an equal right to follow the same law and file for candidacy."
The two candidates are hoping to get on the Nov. 6 ballot by forcing the City to reverse their decision not to allow them to run.
Source: http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/portsmouth/candidates-take-legal-action
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