Cesar Chavez’s grandson sues Arizona candidate for using activist’s name on ballot

*A follow-up to the piece we posted yesterday about the  Arizona Democratic Party suing Cesar Chavez (formally Scott Fistler) for attempting to mislead voters in Arizona’s 7th district. Cesar Chavez’s (the labor leader) grandson is suing filed a suit as well. VL

By David Schwartz, Reuters

(Reuters) – A relative of celebrated Mexican-American labor leader Cesar Chavez filed a legal challenge on Tuesday to have a man using his grandfather’s name booted off the ballot in Arizona.

The challenge, filed on behalf of Alejandro Chavez, alleges that the man who changed his name to Cesar Chavez from Scott Fistler should be removed from the primary election ballot for misleading voters in his bid to win a seat in the largely Hispanic seventh congressional district.

    “We believe he is trying to corrupt the process,” said attorney Jim Barton, who filed the legal action in Maricopa County Superior Court on Tuesday.

Clock HERE to read the full story.

[Photo courtesy of teapartycheer.com]

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