Johnson Promises Trouble Ahead For Marks, Milias

October 26th, 2009 at 05:59pm Post Staff 43

POST TIME NEWS--Former City Councilor Jack Johnson made significant trouble for citizen activist Marilyn Marks and her crony Elizabeth Milias Monday night by delivering 79 pages worth of documents detailing--ironically--irregularities and even illegal tactics in Marks's pursuit of justice or at least clarity when it comes to Aspen's mayoral election.

Johnson is charging Marks with being "the de facto chairman" of the Aspen election commission of which Milias is a member.

Johnson has tangled with Marks before, when he was an Aspen City Councilor vocal in his criticism of Marks's attempts to subject the Council to close scrutiny, including video on GrassRoots TV of Council proceedings. Her drumbeat of criticism against Johnson has been turned on its head as the former City Councilor accuses Marks and Milias of wrongdoing.

Marks has two problems: (1) she was runnerup in the election and thus stands to gain politically if the instant run-off election is somehow overturned or found to be bogus; and (2) she and her historical ally Milias--a member of the Aspen election commission--are closely associated and thus subject to election laws. Any association between the M&Ms in the context of Aspen elections would require equitable treatment of all involved.

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