Election Day Fraud
Local radio host Lloyd Daugherty reported today on the early morning radio program “The Voice” on AM 1180 that WATE television news reported on air early this morning that City Council Third District councilman and candidate Steve Hall had withdrawn from the City Council race.
Councilman Hall said on the Lloyd Daugherty radio program that he has not withdrawn from the race and has contacted WATE for an explanation. No word on that explanation at this time. WATE has apologized to councilman Hall. The identity of the phone caller to WATE is unknown at this time.
It is unknown if WATE will address the mistake on the 12:00 noon television broadcast.
There have been no comments at this time from Ellen Adcock.
Steve Hall is still a candidate for City Council.
November 1st, 2005 at 12:31 pm
That’s pretty serious, and somebody at WATE has a lot of splainin to do. This could lead to a special election. That still nobody will turn out for.
November 1st, 2005 at 12:37 pm
That’s pretty serious, and somebody at WATE has a lot of splainin to do. This could lead to a special election. That still nobody will turn out for.
Tyler Harber? A phone call from Poland? Whoever did this must have had some credibility to get it on air. An anonymous phone call wouldn’t work. So who is the mystery caller?
What are the grounds for a special election?
November 1st, 2005 at 4:46 pm
No explanation was given on the WATE noon broadcast. Who made the mystery phone call, email, or fax is unknown. Who made the decision at WATE is unknown. The extent of the damage to the election process is unknown at this time.
There was a fleeting comment which offered no context to the mistake made this morning.
Verbatim from news anchor Tearsa Smith on the 12:00 noon WATE News broadcast:
“And in District Three the race is still on between incumbent Steve Hall and Ellen Adcock”.
No admission has been made on http://www.wate.com
The WATE website does show Steve Hall is still in the race.
http://www.wate.com
http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=4056201&nav=menu7_2
November 1st, 2005 at 10:45 pm
Looking at the early returns on TV, it looks like Hall is going to win anyway, so that avoids any nasty political fights. WATE must be breathing a sigh of relief.
Disclaimer: I had no dog in this fight. I’m a Maryville boy at heart and I follow Knox politics as little as possible.