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Show DAILY Thursday, October 28. 2004 HERALD Judge orders Ivory's name off ballot in S.L. county Mark Thiessen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY A state judge ordered the name of Republican Ellis Ivory off the ballot Wednesday as a candidate for mayor of Utah's most populous county, and an appeal was already scheduled before the state's highest court. Judge Stephen Henriod ruled a doctor's note used by incumbent mayor Nancy Workman to get off the ballot was ambiguous. That note by Workman, who cited pending felony charges and her emotional health as reasons for quitting her bid, had cleared the way for Ivory to elevate himself from write-i- to ballot candidate in his bid to replace Workman as . mayor. County Republicans filed papers making him the official GOP candidate Wednesday morning. But less than an hour later, Democrats filed a lawsuit questioning the validity of the doctor's note and whether Workman is actually disabled. They claim Workman's use of the note amounts to manipulation of Utah's election law to ensure a GOP victory by getting Ivory's name on the ballot. With the general election just six days away, the Utah Supreme Court set aside an hour Thursday for arguments in the case, suggesting the issue could be resolved in time for Election Day. "We looked at the letter quite carefully and to us it looked adequate," said deputy Salt Lake County District Attorney Gavin Anderson when announcing the office would appeal. "We think that the letter complied with the statutes and that we believed that the competence and the integrity of the doctor n Bond should be upheld," said county GOP Chair' woman Tiani Coleman. Workman has been placed on paid administrative leave while she faces two charges of taking $17,000 in health department funds to place a bookkeeper at a boys and girls club where her daughter was a top financial officer. Her trial is scheduled for February. Workman pleaded not guilty Oct., 18. She has said the charges against her are polit motivated, and that the money was being used to help children. Once Workman's legal problems emerged. Democrats had sniffed a chance for a rare victory in conservative Utah when their candidate, Peter Corroon, took a healthy lead in the polls over the troubled Workman and independent Merrill Cook. But those prospects were jeopardized when Workman dropped out and Republicans rallied around Ivory, a popular busi-- 1 , nessman who's vowed to institute tough polices aimed at avoiding future fiscal mischief in the mayor's office. While Corroon called the OOP's decision to put Ivory's name on the ballot inappropriate and unethical, he said he did not support his party's lawsuit. "We've had too much of this political gamesmanship between the parties. It's up to the voters to decide who the candidates are," he said. But Utah Democratic Party Chairman Donald Dunn said it was clear the law was being manipulated, and this was the only way to ensure a fair election. "Mayor Workman is saying public statements that she's 'discombobulated' and that the statute requires for her to be disabled," . he said. Workman could have quit the race at any The property tax bond will be Continued from Cl insufficient to keep up with ' needs. The bond projects, if ap- proved, would start sometime after the first of the year, and ' would likely finish within three to Orem Mayyears, according or Jerry Washburn. Maps of the proposed road changes are available at the city offices and www.orem.org. Candidates Continued from Cl "If we're not taking care of it right now, we'll continue to in the econohave problems my and safety in the homeland," he said. The candidates do have dif- ferences, though, besides political party affiliation. They disagree about whether the federal government has ad-- the second since 1990 created for roads, and one of many currently being paid back by the city through sales taxes, gas taxes and utility bills for various projects. Bonds function essentially like a mortgage for the city, where one of any number of city revenue sources is earmarked for collateral and payment. Some bonds are paid off directly with city funds, but others, like Tuesday's property tax equately funded the Coast Guard and the U.S. Customs Service. Cannon said the two agencies are adequately funded, it's just a question of organization. "The real problem is we need to organize so we can our enemies," he said. "I think Americans can feel comfortable. They have a lot of smart people working on this." Babka said they're not adequately funded. As a congress- pre-em- time for no reason, but in order to have her party name a replacement on the ballot, she had to produce documentation proving she was mentally or physically disabled. "My doctor has strongly advised that, in his opinion, with the extraordinary stress of the ongoing prosecution, I cannot continue a political campaign without unreasonably compromising my health," Workman said when producing a note from her doctor. Workman's note created an immediate furor because it implied she was disabled, even as she often appeared on news footage walking ably into court to fight off her pending felony charges of misusing public money. "I'm gratified, because the judge is clearly recognizing the rule of law," said independent candidate Cook, a former Republican Congressman from Utah. He called the GOPs attempt to get Ivory on the ballot "one of the most fraudulent attempts to rig an election in all the years I've been in poli- Sworn depositions given in BYU rape case minent Tuesday. "We're planning on investigating it thoroughly," Kelly Several individuals gave sworn Cv positions Monday in connection with an investigation into a rape allegation involving BrighariV Young said. A search warrant authorizing blood samples from four BYU football players was issued Sept. 30 and executed Uni- versity football players. Deputy Utah County Attorney Donna Kelly on Tuesday confirmed to the. Daily Herald' that depositions had been taken, but she would not say who or why. The rape allegation is still under investigation, she said, and charges were not im- - shortly afterward. The results were given earlier this month to the 4th District Court in Provo, but were ordered sealed. A secrecy order is in place, which prevents attorneys ifrom discussing details of the case. tics." The note's legality was supported by the Salt Lake County District Attorney's office, which recently said the letter meets Utah election code because state law doesn't account for what kind of medical certification is necessary for quitting a race. Last week, Dunn said the party would not file a lawsuit if either Workman or her lawyer signed a note saying that she was disabled. He repeated that Wednesday, saying, "Sign this note, and we're done. No lawsuit." "In order to renuiin fiscally responsible it's not something that we are going to buy right now," she said. Ci was released in March, and is currently only in about a dozen hospit als around t he country. Doctors who want to use the machine are required to attend a three-da.training at the Ci center in Cincinnati. Wallentine and fellow Kirt Kimball are the only doctors in the vallev known.to" use the $ 180.0(H) piece of equipment. Wallentine alone does around four total knee replacements a week at Mountain View Hospital using the technology. Kimball Anderson, chief operating officer for Mountain However, the county chairwoman bristled at suggestions the GOP should push for Workman to do such a thing, saying Workman and her lawyer have the Democrats', offer and "can determine what they want to do." . bond, are passed on directly to , resident responsible for orgaresidents. nizing the Southwest Alliance Orem City Councilman Les community group and brother to Mayor Jerry Washburn, said Campbell said bonds are always he has heard mostly positive taken seriously by the council, comments about the bond, but and that he and fellow city council members feel this bond nsaid he hopes city officials have is necessary. considered the ramifications of , an improved Sandhill Road. "For us the bottom line is if "If you open it up then you we do pay as you go, we will never get on top of it," he said. .open up a new dimension that really isn't there today," he said. "(Roads) will continue to deteri"I just hope it wouldn't be a veorate, so our feeling was let's hicle for commercial get this done." Dave Washburn, an Orem Beloved fairy tales, both tradiwill be tional and modern-day- , highlighted through music by Utah Valley State College's "Achord," formerly known as the song and dance company. "The Wonderful World of performances will be Make-Believ- men, he would delve into the sue and look for ways to in- problem with the first line of the proposed amendment, but doesn't like the second sentence because it takes rights away from is- crease funding. They also disagree about ' marriage. Babka, a married father of six, said he does not support ' Amendment 3, a proposed Utah .constitutional amendment to define marriage and says that no other domestic union could be recognized as a marriage or given substantially the same legal effect. He doesn't have a "Discrimination is wrong," he said. Cannon, a married father of ' 344-253- duce children to the theater." Each scene of the show is introduced by a fairy tale threesome like the fairies from "Sleepy Beauty." The show also features villains like Cruella DeVille from "101 Dalmatians." The music for the perfor- mance is taken from famous Disney scores as well as Broadway musicals like "Into the Woods," and "Once Upon a Mattress." Tickets are $6 and are available at UVSC Campus Connec- sor. "It's a great way to tion, (801) lf 863-879- 7. Coming up air quality. Speaking of her Read to a Child campaign she said, "You'll have more time to read with your children when you get home early. I've always got to give a plug for that." 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