Judge Timothy Cissna ruled this afternoon that the phrase “insert fart smell here,” will remain in special elections material to be distributed to Southern Humboldt voters this spring. The phrase was written by Scotty McClure as a rebuttal to arguments in favor of Measure W, a parcel tax intended to fund the rebuilding of the […]
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County Seeks to Quell Smell
Every election voters receive a small booklet of information that includes a list of candidates, descriptions of upcoming ballot measures and arguments for and against them. Most of us give those arguments — 300 words each of pros, cons and one rebuttal apiece — little thought. But most of us aren’t Scotty McClure, a Southern […]
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County Elections Office Seeks Injunction Against Fart Joke
Every year voters receive a small booklet of information that includes a list of candidates, descriptions of upcoming ballot measures and arguments for and against. Most of us give those arguments – 300 words each of pros, cons and one rebuttal apiece – little thought. But most of us aren’t Scotty McClure, a board trustee […]