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Phoenix man [Leonard Clark] can't run for mayor as write-in, court rules
Sounds like Leonard Clark needs to file a Title 42 Section 1983 civil rights lawsuit in Federal court for violation of his Constitutional rights. Phoenix resident Leonard Clark cannot run for mayor as a write-in candidate in the Nov. 6 special election, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday — even though it was the city that messed up. I suspect the city of Phoenix violated Leonard Clark's 14th Amendment rights per the "Equal Protection" clause of the US Constitution and the ""Equal Protection" clause of the Arizona Constitution. I emailed Leonard Clark a word copy of a lawsuit I had filed against the City of Tempe for civil right violations and hope he modifies it to sue the city of Phoenix. Another good question is why on Earth do you have to file paperwork to run as a "write in candidate?". OK, the answer to that question is to make it difficult for people to interfere with the ruling class. Leonard Clark has blocked me from his Facebook page, probably because of the lies Safer Arizona is spreading about me that I'm a government snitch, so could somebody please give him a copy of this post.
Phoenix man can't run for mayor as write-in, court rules Arizona Republic Published 6:00 a.m. MT Oct. 5, 2018 Phoenix resident Leonard Clark cannot run for mayor as a write-in candidate in the Nov. 6 special election, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday — even though it was the city that messed up. Clark had planned to run as an independent in the special election, which was triggered after Greg Stanton resigned to run for Congress. Clark said he submitted the necessary paperwork to the City Clerk's Office a month and a half ago, before what he believed was the deadline, Sept. 27. After initially receiving confirmation from the City Clerk's Office that his paperwork was in order, city staff called him Sept. 25 and told him he wasn't eligible to run after all. "They waited until two days before to tell me," he said. "I was on there for 45 days." Clark said he was told that special elections called because of a vacancy had different rules, and would have required him to file paperwork in June, within 10 days of Stanton resigning. He missed that deadline. But that date wasn't on the city's election pamphlet listing important dates for the Nov. 6 election. Even still, the judge ruled against him because he wasn't in compliance with the requirements. 'I wanted to be the independent voice' Clark said he feels as if his voice is being silenced because of false information given to him on the application and from city officials. "I wanted to be an independent voice. There are so many issues facing Phoenix," he said. "There are no progressive voices on there (the ballot), and they just silenced that voice." Former Phoenix council members Kate Gallego and Daniel Valenzuela, both Democrats; Republican Moses Sanchez; and Libertarian Nicholas Sarwark are on the ballot for the open seat. Clark said he knows it would have been tough to win the entire election, but he was looking forward to challenging Gallego and Valenzuela on progressive issues. He said he will continue to be active in City Council meetings, challenging officials' views. "People will tell you, Leonard Clark has been at all these meetings," he said. "This is the wrong time to give up."
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