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"Lower Taxes" Johnson wants your vote
Posted by:
psloth on
April 7, 2009 at
5:38PM CST
Here's a little campaign trivia tidbit. If you want to run for elected office in Wisconsin using your old nickname -- you know, that endearing name your chums gave you at summer camp or the one your sorority sisters gave you in college -- the state Government Accountability Board says that's just fine. John "Biff" Henderson or Melissa "Scooter" Smith can ditch their first names, leaving voters to choose between Biff Henderson and Scooter Smith. Good luck convincing the GAB that your pals used to call you "Lower Taxes" way back when. Don't even try to get them to believe your family has been calling you "None of the above" since before you could walk. From the GAB: "No titles are permitted. In addition, names such as “Red” or “Skip” are permitted, but names which have an apparent electoral purpose or benefit, such as “Lower taxes,” “None of the above” or “Lower Spending” are not permitted. It is also not permissible to add nicknames in quotes or parentheses between first and last names. For example, John “Jack” Jones or John (Jack) Jones are not acceptable, but John Jones, Jack Jones or John Jack Jones are acceptable.
What purposefully electoral nickname would you put on the ballot?
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