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February 25, 2015 Updated Feb 25, 2015 at 5:40 PM EST

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (21ALIVE) --- A Democrat who filed to run for Fort Wayne city clerk gets his name tossed off the May Primary ballot.

It serves as a reminder that you don't go anywhere in local politics if you don't learn to play by the system's rules and regulations.

There are candidates who lose on Election Day, and others who never make it to Election Day.

The latter applies to Brian Thornton, who will not be a choice available to voters in the clerk's race.

Thornton made arguments Wednesday before the Allen County Election Board, seeking to have a challenge to his candidacy thrown out.

But the election board wasn't buying, instead pulling his name from the Democratic ticket in May.

Results from a check of local voting records were presented to the board, and were a big reason why Thornton got tossed.

For Thornton to have qualified to run, he needed to have voted in the Democratic Primary in the last election.

If he didnt meet that standard, he had to demonstrate he was in good standing with the party's leadership.

See the article here:
City Clerk Candidate Stripped Of Right To Run In May Primary