Apr 15 2008
Frasier May Not Be Eligible for Congressional Run
A Dorchester County mom with a knack for research is challenging whether Ben Frasier should remain a Democratic candidate for South Carolina’s District 1 Congressional seat.
“He’s a Maryland resident, and he’s . . . claiming that South Carolina has been his home,” said Nancy Suefert. “I have his tax records, which shows he’s been declaring since 1999 that Maryland has been his residence.”
Frasier, who did not return five telephone messages left Monday and Tuesday, gave four contact numbers to the South Carolina Democratic Party when he paid the $3,386 filing fee last month. Three of them have Maryland area codes. The other appears to be to his house on Wadmalaw Island, which he gave as his address.
To qualify as a congressional candidate, Frasier must be a “qualified elector” in the First District. Suefert has challenged whether Frasier’s ties to Maryland should render him ineligible to vote here. The Charleston County Board of Elections and Voter Registration will hold a special hearing on the issue at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
