http://politicsalabama.blogspot.com/2010/10/breaking-attempt-to-remove-bentley-from.html
Former Birmingham City Councilman Jimmy Blake announced yesterday that he would file a complaint with the AG alleging a failure to follow disclosure rules, and ask that Bentley be removed from the ballot.
Blake did in fact file that claim, and you can find the text of his complaint here:
http://alabamaunfiltered.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Blake-Final-Ag-Comp-w-exhibits.pdf
Now the AG has looked at the complaint and issued a ruling on part of it.
http://alabamaunfiltered.com/2010/10/27/blake-calls-for-bentleys-removal-from-ballot-attorney-general-responds/
The Alabama Attorney General’s Office has ruled on a portion of the complaint filed by physician Jimmy Blake of Birmingham last Thursday and concluded that Robert Bentley did illegally accept corporate contributions to his campaign in excess of limits set by law. The Attorney General’s Office is still considering the portion of the complaint that contends Bentley violated the Alabama Fair Campaign Practices Act and should be barred from certification as Governor.
In the attached letter from from the Attorney General’s Office, Bentley is instructed to return the illegal contributions and told he must send copies of his amended campaign filings showing the return to the Attorney Generals Office. Normal amendments to filings do not go to the Attorney General, only to the Secretary of State.
If you'd like to read the AG's letter to Bentley in full, you can find it here:
http://alabamaunfiltered.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bentley-Letter-10-25-10.pdf
Just to be clear, Bentley has NOT yet been removed from the ballot, though the AG did determine that he accepted money illegally. And Blake DOES want Bentley removed... Which means Troy King doesn't have much time. It IS Friday, after all, and the election IS Tuesday.
Question: What do YOU think will be the political ramifications if Bentley is removed from the ballot the day before or the day of the election?

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