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4 IN RE: WARD 47, : ELECTION MATTER
DIVISIONS 1-14 : APRIL TERM, 2024
5 ILLEGAL LITERATURE : NO. 2889
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7 April 23, 2024
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9 HEARING
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11 Courtroom 1107
12 Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice
13 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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15 BEFORE: THE HONORABLE ROXANNE E. COVINGTON, J.
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1 APPEARANCES:
2 MARNI JO SNYDER, ESQUIRE
Counsel for City Committee
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2 INDEX
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CITY COMMITTEE'S EVIDENCE
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WITNESS: DR CR RDR RCR
5 Doris Bess (Via Zoom) 6
John Brady (Via Zoom) 13
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EXHIBITS
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14 NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE'S EVIDENCE
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WITNESS: DR CR RDR RCR
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2 THE COURT: Let's begin.
7 Ms. Snyder.
13 divisions.
19 Ms. Bess?
22 okay?
2 Ms. Bess.
10 Ms. Bess.
15 your name?
17 Bess, B-E-S-S.
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24 Honor.
1 the record?
10 appearance as well.
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12 DIRECT EXAMINATION
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14 BY MS. SNYDER:
18 okay?
19 A Okay.
10 second.
12 that right?
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17 some literature?
22 me his literature.
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2 THE WITNESS: He said, Get rid of this
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2 a little.
3 A Malcolm.
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19 right?
22 Malcolm's, back?
23 A I got my literature.
1 literature?
4 them.
6 posters?
7 A Yes.
12 A All right.
16 me.
17 Q Okay.
19 Q I understand.
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24 Q Thank you
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9 (Witness excused.)
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11 MS. SNYDER: Next, we would call John
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2 THE COURT CRIER: He's sworn, Your
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4 Counsel.
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10 DIRECT EXAMINATION
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12 BY MS. SNYDER:
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22 Okay?
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7 BY MS. SNYDER:
10 that correct?
11 A Indeed. Yes.
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19 that right?
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15 A Right. Yes.
18 ballots with his name on it. That is our PAC, and that
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8 of your organization?
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17 here?
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13 MS. SNYDER: So, Your Honor, my argument
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2 candidates.
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16 language.
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1 CERTIFICATE
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11 Dana Marie Foschini, RPR
Official Court Reporter
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