Thursday, December 20, 2012
Laughton may run to replace herself for Nashua's Ward 4 House seat
By MARYALICE GILL
Staff Writer
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/987784-469/laughton-may-run-to-replace-herself-for.htmlNASHUA – A special election to fill a House seat in Nashua's Ward 4 vacated by State Rep.-elect Stacie Laughton could have a familiar ring to it.
Laughton said Thursday that she plans to run in the District 31 race to replace her.
"After giving it quite a bit of thought since my resignation, and the amount of supporters that I have that have encouraged me to do something and not give up, I decided that if we do have a filing, I'm going to run," Laughton said.
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No state law bars a candidate from re-running for a seat they recently resigned; any qualified person can run, Assistant Secretary of State Karen Ladd said.
"I'm not aware of any reason that Stacie Laughton could not file for office if she was eligible," Bergeron added. "And if a big push to get her to resign was because people felt the voters didn't know her background, that's certainly not an issue any longer."
