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Former Terre Haute Mayor Appeals Court Ruling

Last updated on Saturday, January 05, 2008
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(TERRE HAUTE) - Former Terre Haute Mayor Kevin Burke will appeal a court ruling that allowed new mayor Duke Bennett to take office.

Burke's attorneys filed a notice that they would seek to have the case heard by the Indiana Court of Appeals. Bennett won the November election by 110 votes and took office on Tuesday.

A Vigo County judge ruled that he saw no evidence indicating that Bennett had "willfully flouted" The Hatch Act, a federal law that limits the political activity of employees of some not-for-profits receiving federal money.


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