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Friday, May 20, 2005

By KEVIN CASTLE
Times-News

GATE CITY - The investigation of last year's Gate City town election is now in its seventh month, and the special investigator assigned to the case said Thursday that time is officially not an issue.

"The investigators with the (Virginia) State Police are questioning every person who cast an absentee ballot in that election,'' said Botetourt County Commonwealth's Attorney Joel Branscom, who was assigned in November to investigate an election process that resulted in allegations of cash for votes and other violations of state election laws.

"The timetable for misdemeanor charges has already elapsed, but we are looking at possible felony charges ...