Court to decide if Vince Fong can stay on ballot for congressional race

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The bid from Assemblymember Vince Fong continues to make a batch of ineligible questions.

Vince Fong and the Secretary of State volition look each different successful a Sacramento tribunal connected Thursday.

An Appellate tribunal ruling could determine the destiny of existent Assemblymember and Congressional campaigner Vince Fong.

During the March Primary election, Fong was connected the ballot twice: seeking re-election to State Assembly District 32 and moving for Congressional District 20.

Political expert Henry Perea says having 1 campaigner moving for 2 offices is thing ne'er seen before.

He says, "It's ne'er happened, which is wherefore determination are truthful galore radical watching this. What I deliberation is going to hap is that the appellate tribunal is going to regularisation to overturn the little tribunal ruling. If they do, that means his sanction volition not beryllium connected the November ballot for the afloat word of Congress but, of course, volition stay connected the ballot for authorities assemblyman; helium volition proceed to tally for that seat."

Henry says candidates volition determination up if Fong is taken disconnected the ballot.

Second-place finisher Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, a Republican, volition stay connected the ballot.

Third-place finisher Marisa Wood, a section teacher and Democrat, volition instrumentality the 2nd spot connected the ballot.

And arsenic for Fong's votes.

"They don't get lost, but officially, they are not counted, and I deliberation that's going to permission a bitter sensation successful a batch of people's mouths due to the fact that for them, that was their choice. But the 1 happening astir our ineligible strategy is that, successful galore ways, it's blind, and it should beryllium blind. They should conscionable regularisation connected the facts, and I deliberation successful this case, the facts are going to amusement that helium should not person been connected the ballots successful the archetypal place," explains Henry.

Vince Fong was unavailable for remark today, but successful erstwhile interviews, helium has said helium believes helium should stay connected the ballot for Congressional District 20 and that the radical should beryllium allowed to vote.

Political expert Connie Conway adds that complicating the lawsuit is the scope of the legislature district.

"The ramifications spell further than conscionable the Secretary of State's office, and of course, the tribunal system. You person registrar voters successful this Congressional territory that covers 4 antithetic counties," adds Connie.

However, Perea warns that if Fong is allowed to enactment connected the ballot, it could pb to much analyzable situations successful the future.

"That would make chaos. I deliberation radical request to determine what they volition tally for, instrumentality to it, and spell from there. So a large determination tomorrow," helium says.

Further complicating matters, there's besides a peculiar predetermination for Congressional District 20.

No substance the judge's decision, Fong tin inactive tally for that spot successful May and clasp it until January.

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