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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-11-10 10:50 AM
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7. I have heard that Raese's wife claims Florida residency
Edited on Mon Oct-11-10 11:10 AM by Lasher
while he claims West Virginia residency. So she cannot vote for him in this election but I believe he can vote for himself.

Based on what you know about Florida's homestead law, how might they be exploiting this arrangement?

Edit:

Raese says he is a full time West Virginian and that his daughter has a disability – one he wouldn't discuss -- that forced the family to seek help outside of West Virginia. Liz Raese, John's wife, said their daughter attends a special “Christian-based school because otherwise they'd want to give her Ritalin and other kinds of drugs.” That school is in Palm Beach where Liz and the couple's two daughters spend most of their time. They spend time enough there for Liz Raese to be granted a homestead exemption, available only to permanent residents, on their Florida property taxes. Though, Liz Raese is quick to note that she, like her husband, still votes in West Virginia. The family has a home in Morgantown, which John Raese says is his primary residence – he said he'd release tax information this week proving it -- and Raese can trace his family roots in the state back generations.

http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/10/10/is-calling-w... /


So I guess Raese's wife can vote in West Virginia after all, if the above information is true. It seems to me that a permanent resident of Florida shouldn't be able to vote in West Virginia but justice and the law are often inconsistent.
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  -a question for wv dems . . . ellenfl  Oct-06-10 11:05 AM   #0 
  - I have heard about this in the national press  Staph   Oct-06-10 11:58 AM   #1 
  - i tried to email this to rm and to the candidate  ellenfl   Oct-06-10 12:17 PM   #2 
     - Trust me, Ellen,  Staph   Oct-06-10 02:15 PM   #3 
        - glad to hear this. thanks.  ellenfl   Oct-06-10 08:34 PM   #4 
           - Have you informed WV press? (And other, relevant?) And Manchin?  elleng   Oct-09-10 06:15 PM   #6 
           - I have heard that Raese's wife claims Florida residency  Lasher   Oct-11-10 10:50 AM   #7 
              - the palm beach property is in both of their names and appears  ellenfl   Oct-11-10 12:11 PM   #8 
                 - WV has a ton of Christian schools.  Lasher   Oct-11-10 01:27 PM   #9 
                    - i would hope that this question has already been asked.  ellenfl   Oct-11-10 05:56 PM   #10 
  - So if the Raese's took a permanent residence exemption  toddwv   Oct-08-10 04:48 PM   #5 
  - Manchin has a new ad mentioning the Palm Beach residence.  Staph   Oct-11-10 07:59 PM   #11 
  - The Constitution covers this  MadAnne   Oct-14-10 08:56 AM   #12 
 

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