Related topics EthicsElections 2012Jase Bolger Advertisement State House Speaker Jase Bolger (R-Marshall) and state Rep. Roy Schmidt, a Democrat turned Republican from Grand Rapids, tried to use Schmidt's party switch to fix the election in his 76th District. But their sleazy scheme wasn't a crime. If Schmidt had been honest and straightforward about his party switch, he would have made it well before the May 15 filing deadline, to let the district's voters know he is now a Republican and allow Democrats the opportunity to find a legitimate candidate of their own. But instead, he and Bolger conspired to undermine democracy. On May 3, Schmidt signed documents at Bolger's office to switch his...
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