The red-hot race for congress in the North Country is sparking several Your Stories questions. Many of you have been asking for the bottom line on one candidate's commercials, and another's hometown, located outside the district.
The conservative party candidate in the 23rd congressional district, Doug Hoffman, lives in Lake Placid.
The massive district takes in all or part of 11 counties in upstate New York, but does not include Lake Placid.
Hoffman doesn't live in the district he would represent in congress; the U.S. Constitution says he doesn't have to. A spokesperson for the State Board of Elections tells NewsChannel 9 that to be elected to congress; you only need to be a resident in the state when the election is held, but not necessarily living in the district you're running in.
Folks following the face may also have noticed television ads for a former candidate in the 23rd congressional race. Republican Dede Scozzafava quit the race Saturday, but her ads kept running right through the weekend into the day Monday.
The reason was because of her timing.
Scozzafava pulled out of the race on a weekend, and the commercial schedule was already set, by the close of business late Friday. NewsChannel 9 didn't receive any requests to pull the spots until Monday morning, and are now in the process of replacing the Scozzafava ads. Some other TV stations, though, have 48-hour cancellation policies, so you may continue to see some of them.
