GOP试图阻止Jessie M. Walker 超过2009年的重罪, 但民主党说她的资格期限已过。 The GOP seeks to bar Jessie M. Walker from running over a 2009 felony, but Democrats say her eligibility period has expired.

乔治敦县民主党在共和党要求调查候选人Jessie M. Walker参加市议会的资格后,为候选人Jessie M. Walker辩护,并援引了她2009年的重罪伪造罪定罪。 The Georgetown County Democratic Party defended candidate Jessie M. Walker after the Republican Party requested an investigation into her eligibility for city council, citing her 2009 felony forgery conviction. 共和党人称,她只是在2025年才符合资格,在刑满15年后,包括缓刑在内,尽管她在3月提出了申请。 Republicans argue she became eligible only in 2025, 15 years after completing her sentence, including probation, though she filed in March. 民主党坚持她的等待期已经过期,她已经偿还了欠社会的债务,称调查出于政治动机,分散了对当地问题的关注,如失业和成本上涨等。 Democrats maintain her waiting period has expired and that she has paid her debt to society, calling the probe politically motivated and a distraction from local issues like job losses and rising costs. 党主席Marilyn L. Hemingway说,此事现在由选举当局处理,该党仍然专注于支持代表工作家庭的候选人。 Party chair Marilyn L. Hemingway said the matter is now with election authorities, and the party remains focused on supporting candidates who represent working families.