christopher stried
Independent Campaign for Tippecanoe County Clerk
Clarification for Lafayette Journal and Courier
Sec. 6. The signatures to a petition of nomination need not be appended to
one (1) paper, but a petitioner may not be counted unless at the time of
signing the petitioner is registered and qualified to vote. Each petition must
contain the following:
(1) The signature of each petitioner.
(2) The name of each petitioner legibly printed.
(3) The residence mailing address of each petitioner.
PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Pursuant to IC 3-6-5.4-10, herein comes now Independent Candidate Christopher
Stried, appealing the July 16, 2010 decision of the Tippecanoe County Board of
Elections to the Circuit Court for placement on the General Election ballot on November
2nd, 2010 for Clerk of the Circuit Court.
IC 3-6-5.4-10 Appeal of board decision; time to file
Sec. 10. Except as expressly provided by statute, an appeal may be taken from a
decision of the board to the circuit court. An appeal taken under this section must be
filed not later than thirty (30) days after the board makes the decision subject to the
appeal.
As added by P.L.230-2005, SEC.13.
Joint Statement from 43rd and 44th Governors of Indiana Edgar Whitcomb and Otis Bowen
“We issue this joint statement that Christopher Stried receives a fair
and just hearing free of partisan politics on his appeal before the Circuit Court for
placement on the ballot and that the judge acts accordingly in a judicious and
expeditious manner so that the people of Tippecanoe can decide this election.”
For Immediate Press Release
Friday July 16th, 2010
Independent Candidate Stried rips Detective Harper and Indiana State Police
“How many unsolved murders and missing people have there been in the area for the past 7 months? And here we have our top detective in the area under the direction of the Election board for the past 5 months scratching his head over whether or not 80-year-old Betty Sue put her name on a petition for placement on a ballot that I ought to be on anyway with over 1,000 signatures submitted on petitions?? This is not just alarming to me as a candidate for public office but also as a citizen of this county that this detective has sworn to serve and protect.”
“Detective Harper is unfamiliar with what his role is as messenger between Judge and U.S. Citizen. Because I have not seen the actual search warrant I have taken him at his word that one was actually issued, and because I have not seen it, I am unaware of the Judge who granted it. And since I do not know which Judge granted it, I am unable to communicate directly with him that my 5th amendment right as a U.S. Citizen has been invoked. So it is then the Detective’s job as messenger to then report back to the Judge stating he has invoked his right to the 5th amendment which 'can be asserted in any proceeding, civil or criminal, administrative or judicial, investigatory or adjudicatory; and it protects against any disclosures which the witness reasonably believes could be used in a criminal prosecution or could lead to other evidence that might be so used.' Kastigar v. U.S., 406 U.S. Supreme Court Decision 441, 44-45 ('72)..”
The 5th amendment carries just as much clout as the 4th amendment. With a pertinent search warrant the detective can feel free to find any handwriting samples he feels necessary all the way back to the 3rd grade when Mr. Stried practiced his W’s and U’s, but for Mr.Stried to actually volunteer and offer up something for them to possibly use against him however inconclusive it is violates his 5th amendment rights as a United States Citizen.
For Immediate Release
July 15, 2010
“The people of Tippecanoe can clearly see that I am being railroaded here as the Election Board is doing everything they can to keep me from the ballot even resorting to baseless nitpicking with the finest of toothed combs.”
“This is exactly why we need a nonpartisan administering and overseeing our elections in the county, one that wouldn’t have a team to rig an election for, and one that encourages the widest ranging and widest array of candidates for voters to select from. The voters of Tippecanoe should be deciding elections in this county and not the Election Board.”
For Immediate Release
July 13, 2010
Mr. Stried was notified of the hearing on Friday, July 9th and he had been away on vacation for well over two weeks at that point, as he was unable to attend the Election Board hearing he still reserves his right to contest their decision before the July 15th mandated deadline for the Election Board for approval of a ballot. The reasoning and rationale from the Election Board’s decision to deny access to the ballot because of ‘lack of birthdates thus making it a new form’ was already resolved not just from Election Board members but from the Indiana Election Division counsel according to IC 3-8-6-6 (please see below), and their new allegations of a residency dispute is unfounded as Mr. Stried has been a resident of Tippecanoe County for the past 5 years. Albeit Mr. Stried’s address in Tippecanoe has changed through out the 5 years but never has his intended residency. The bottom line is over 1,000 valid signatures of registered voters in Tippecanoe County were submitted and his Indiana Constitutional right to run for public office shall be granted, and to be placed on the ballot after attaining the required number of signatures according to Indiana code shall and will be granted according to IC 3-8-7-25 (please see below).
IC 3-8-7-25
IC 3-8-6-6
Signatures; petitioners must be registered to vote
Sec. 6. The signatures to a petition of nomination need not be appended to
one (1) paper, but a petitioner may not be counted unless at the time of
signing the petitioner is registered and qualified to vote. Each petition must
contain the following:
(1) The signature of each petitioner.
(2) The name of each petitioner legibly printed.
(3) The residence mailing address of each petitioner.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4.
Nominees entitled to have names on ballot
Sec. 25. The election division and each county election board shall have printed on the respective general, special, or municipal election ballots the names of the following candidates:
(1) Nominees chosen at a primary election under IC 3-10 and certified as required by this chapter.
(2) Nominees chosen by a convention of a political party in the state whose candidate received at least two percent (2%) of the total vote cast for secretary of state at the last election and certified under section 8 of this chapter.
(3) Nominees nominated by petition under IC 3-8-6.
(4) Nominees selected to fill a candidate vacancy under IC 3-13-1 or IC 3-13-2.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.90; P.L.4-1996, SEC.32; P.L.3-1997, SEC.165.
For Immediate Press Release: After the most thorough and comprehensive internal investigation of volunteers involved with the petitioning sector of the campaign - the results are in. The results are as follows…volunteers in an effort to advance the petitioning sector of the campaign along put names of registered voters on petitions for placement on the ballot, and further findings disclosed none of the names were of people that were deceased. In order to get this information divulged from the volunteers they did not reveal their identities nor did the campaign ask but they are believed to of been of Asian Indian descent. With the information they revealed, they were thanked for their forth rightfulness, reprimanded for what they did, and then told to go help out with the Schechter and Coffey campaigns if they still wanted to help this one. Since the campaign will be on the ballot with the recent filing of over 1,000 valid signatures, the campaign finds the matter to be a relatively moot point and requests the Elections office to mark any signatures they find under question as simply invalid. The campaign did not maintain a roster of volunteers involved with the petitioning sector of the campaign and will do so in the future. If the authorities wish to pursue them for any criminal activity then they can feel free to do so but the campaign’s internal investigation is closed. A search warrant has been issued against Independent Candidate Christopher Stried. In response, he has fired his own attorney Brett Gibson for lack of performance, and has invoked his U.S. Constitutional right under the 5th amendment which 'can be asserted in any proceeding, civil or criminal, administrative or judicial, investigatory or adjudicatory; and it protects against any disclosures which the witness reasonably believes could be used in a criminal prosecution or could lead to other evidence that might be so used.' Kastigar v. U.S., 406 U.S. 441, 44-45 ('72). The campaign is also awaiting official confirmation from the Elections office of placement on the General Election ballot in November for County Clerk. Upon learning the news of a search warrant while vacationing, Independent Candidate Christopher Stried had this to say, “They would be better off fishing in the Gulf of Mexico right about now.” Revised Press Release for Immediate Use: “It was a long and grueling process to say the least, but it was important to show how determined and dedicated I am not just for myself but for the community as well.” He was also happy to find that there were a lot more people that were friendly than unfriendly. “There were a handful of times when the door was slammed in my face before I got a word out of my mouth because they thought I was selling something. But for the most part I was very well received as people would not only offer words of encouragement, but welcome me into their homes, provide water or a Diet Coke, allow me to sit-down, allow me to use their restroom, allow me to stay on their porch until the rain subsided, or even hold my binder for me as they signed. The list goes on and on of people’s kindness and generosity.” With the anticipation of a Democrat and a Republican in the election office going beyond their duties by calling to verify signatures on petitions for his nonpartisan campaign…“If Heather and Debbie in that election office want to call over 1,000 names then I would like to thank them in advance for phone banking on behalf of the campaign.” He would also like the public to know the results of the campaign’s internal investigation of volunteers involved in the petitioning sector of the campaign are impending and wants everybody to stay tuned. For Immediate Press Release: The Full Stried Ahead Campaign has until June 30th to file petitions for placement on the general election ballot.
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Internal Investigation Results
For Immediate Press Release:
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Results to the campaign’s internal investigation are impending and expected to be due out shortly.
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Originated on Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
Independent Candidate Christopher Stried has personally gathered over 1,000 signatures on petitions to place him on the General Election ballot in November for Tippecanoe County Clerk and filed them in the elections office at 2pm on Tuesday, June 1st in honor of Memorial Day.
Saturday, April 24th, 2010
In response to news of an investigation, Independent Candidate Christopher Stried released the following statement.
“We will be conducting an internal investigation of those volunteers responsible for the petitioning sector of the campaign; in the meantime I will put aside other campaign activities to personally canvas the community to gather signatures and hand out postcards to continue my candidacy. But before I begin let me say this, nonpartisan campaigns are disadvantaged enough that they have to petition to be on the ballot. With that said we do not need to be disadvantaged further with a Republican and a Democrat in that election office eyeballing each name with a magnified glass on top of telephoning those names when all they are suppose to do is verify the name on the petition as a registered voter in the county and count them. If there are any issues with a petition it should be left up to my opponents to decide and eventually the voters; it should not be decided by partisans who are appointed by their party chairs and do not have to face the voters. “
Christopher Stried also suspects the election officials told his opponents about the investigation who then leaked it to the press. “This kind of political chicanery is exactly why we need a nonpartisan filling a nonpartisan position in county government.”
"People Before Party"
Independent, Open-Minded, Man of the People
Campaign Platform:
-Inserting a non-partisan figure into a non-partisan position
-Ensuring fiscal responsibility by not spending more than what is taken in
-Continuing the use of the immensely popular Vote Centers
-Keeping Purdue IDs an admissable form of ID when it comes to voting
-Continuing the productive use of DocuWare making the County Clerk office more efficient
-Speaking to a live person instead of an automated voice system when calling
