Sorority offered free drinks to members to vote in Tuscaloosa City Board of Education race [View all]

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The email, sent to sorority members residing in District 4 from a ranking member of the chapter's executive board, encourages members to vote for Cason Kirby and Lee Garrison in exchange for incentives including free drinks at two local bars and limousine transportation to the polls.

Kirby challenged incumbent Kelly Horwitz for the District 4 seat and Garrison ran for board chair against Denise Hills. Both were elected by slim margins in Tuesday's election, though neither Horwitz nor Hills conceded the race by the end of the day.

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"They would really appreciate/need your vote to win this election. It's going to be really tight, and it is SO IMPORTANT that they get the Greek Vote. I told both of them that I would do my best to make sure that I got every Chi O that was registered to the polls. There is a big incentive for you going as well!!"
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Students have been more vocally involved in this year's school board campaign than in years past, with the College Democrats canvassing on behalf of Kelly Horwitz and several sororities and fraternities displaying Cason Kirby placards in their front lawns.

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Read more here:
http://blog.al.com/tuscaloosa/2013/08/sorority_offered_free_drinks_t.html#incart_2box

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The husband of one of the candidates is a UA law professor - this story from the Tuscaloosa News has the full text of his e-mail to the Faculty Senate concerning this:
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20130828/NEWS/130829765?tc=cr