“Ackley, GOP file lawsuit over disenfranchisement”

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Republican nominee for Congress Gordon Ackley and the Republican Party of the United States Virgin Islands filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the Democrat-controlled Joint Board of Elections after Ackley and thousands of registered Republican voters across the Virgin Islands were disenfranchised by its refusal to conduct a Republican primary election.

“The actions of the defendants not only have the effect of violating the rights of Mr. Ackley and the Republican Party but also cast serious doubts on the ability of defendants to hold a fair and meaningful election in the U.S. Virgin Islands,” the complaint, filed in District Court, alleged. “The conduct on the part of the defendants has and continues to have the effect of violating the First Amendment and voting rights of citizens of the U.S. Virgin Islands.”

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