Candidate considers court action after own mistake

A LOCAL election candidate who mistakenly registered to stand for election in the wrong area is considering taking a High Court challenge.

Candidate considers court action after own mistake

Independent Cork City councillor Annette Spillane, said last night that having reviewed her nomination papers, she accepts the mistake was hers.

Ms Spillane – who has held a seat in the city’s north east ward since 2004 – discovered on Monday that she has been mistakenly registered to contest the June 5 election in the neighbouring north central ward.

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