State attorney: Davis charges have no basis

County chair had charged election law violations

  • By Wayne Grant
  • | 4:00 p.m. August 4, 2016
  • Ormond Beach Observer
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After reviewing allegations by Volusia County Council Chair Jason Davis that members of the Volusia County Republican Executive Committee and certain candidates for political office had violated Florida election statutes, the state attorney’s office has found that no criminal violation had occurred, according to spokesman Spencer Hathaway in an Aug. 4 statement.
Davis had said that some names had been highlighted on election guides passed out by the committee, and this violated election laws by showing endorsements by the Republican committee. It is unclear how the ballots were highlighted. 
One of the names highlighted was Mayor Ed Kelley who is challenging Davis for his position as chair. Kelley stated that he believed Davis made the charges for publicity.

 

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