Massillon's former mayor, the newly 'Independent' Frank Cicchinelli has a problem with Democrats.
He doesn't want the two Democratic members of the Stark County Board of Elections to participate in deciding whether, or not Frank Cicchinelli is a Democrat, and not an 'Independent' as he would have us believe.
What?
Things are definitely getting stranger and stranger in the City of Champions.
Cicchinelli, who was a 38 year elected Democratic officeholder in Massillon, having won election 13 times as a Democrat, doesn't want Democrats deciding whether, or not, he is truly an 'Independent.'
From today's Independent - "Cicchinelli claims through his attorney, Craig T. Conley, the two should
not be involved in the proceeding due to their membership roles on the
Stark County Democratic Executive Committee with incumbent city Mayor
Kathy Catazaro-Perry, who is seeking re-election as a party candidate."
Maybe Kathy Catazaro-Perry should ask that Frank Cicchinelli not be allowed to run as an Independent candidate as his wife, Joy Cicchinelli, is a member of the Central Committee of the Democratic Party "with incumbent city Mayor
Kathy Catazaro-Perry, who is seeking re-election as a party candidate."
Hey, it's his logic!
Cicchinelli's attorney also stated, in relation to Cicchinelli's quest for 'Independence,' and his shedding the yoke of the Democratic Party, “I’d say he’s successfully cut the umbilical cord,” Conley said (The Independent, June 9, 2015).
"Cut the umbilical cord?"
Except for the fact he kept signing Democratic petitions for candidate, multiple times, just this year, where he affirmed he was a Democrat.
Over and over.
You know, those documents where it states, "We, the undersigned qualified electors of the State of Ohio, whose
voting residence is in the county, city, village, or township, set
opposite our names, and members of the Democratic Party..."
And then they state, "Signatures on this petition should be from only one county and must be written in ink. Signatures on this petition shall be of persons who are of the same political party as stated above by the candidate."
Cicchinelli was the first signer on a Democratic Petition for Candidate
for J. David Ress, Democratic candidate for mayor, the office
Cicchinelli is also running for.
And
Cicchinelli was the first signer on a Democratic Petition for Candidate
for Jill Creamer, Democratic candidate for city council in Massillon's
4th Ward.
And
Cicchinelli signed a Democratic Petition for Candidate for Paul Manson, Democratic candidate for Massillon Council at Large.
All 3 Petitions for Candidate signed in the last few months.
For Democratic candidates.
So much for cutting the cord.
