Judge: Carl Lewis won't appear on ballot

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Courier Post

TRENTON — Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis won’t be listed on the November ballot as a New Jersey state Senate candidate, a federal judge has ruled.

The judge affirmed Wednesday that Lewis’ constitutional rights will not be violated if he is prohibited from running for office as a Democrat.

New Jersey’s top elections official, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, a Republican, previously said Lewis was ineligible to run because he doesn’t meet the state’s four-year residency requirement, setting off a monthslong fight in federal and state courts.

Lewis’ lawyer Bill Tambussi said Wednesday’s decision was “not unexpected” and that an appeal would be filed later in the day with the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Lewis declined to comment through a spokesman.

Read more: http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20110908/NEWS01/309080019/Judge-Carl-Lewis-won-t-appear-ballot

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