RI REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN GIOVANNI CICIONE REACTS TO BOARD OF ELECTIONS DECISION
Warwick – RI Republican Party Chairman Giovanni Cicione today applauded the dismissal by the RI Board of Elections of a complaint filed by Kara Russo, unsuccessful candidate for RI Lieutenant Governor and US Representative. “I would like to thank the RI Board of Elections for rendering its decision this afternoon to reject Ms. Russo’s frivolous claim. I hope that today’s decision will bring an end to Ms. Russo’s relentless campaign of self-promotion, at least for this election cycle,” stated Cicione.
“Ms. Russo made mockery of the electoral process by declaring her candidacy for two offices at the same time,” continued Chairman Cicione. “Knowing full well that she could not possibly serve in both positions for which she was on the ballot, Ms. Russo has no right to claim that she was a legitimate candidate for either. Further, realizing that her conflicting candidacies could not be taken seriously, she never even requested an endorsement from the RI Republican Party, but instead chose to run disruptive primary campaigns against both Heidi Rogers and John Loughlin, our endorsed Republican candidates.”
Ms. Russo continued her 2010 campaign of shameless self promotion by filing a frivilous complaint with the Board of Elections. “Clearly, Ms. Russo gave no thought to the dangerous precedent that would have been set had she succeeded with her ill-advised request for the Board of Elections to override Rhode Island’s statutory and Constitutional process of elections in favor of her own self-interest,” concluded Cicione.
Press Release: Rhode Island Republican Party
