CONTROVERSY: Loser cries foul over candidate's cookies:

A former state representative believes voters Tuesday chose her for the City Council because of her stance against what she calls the "crash tax." Her opponent alleges subconscious campaigning had something to do with it.

Roger Haynes said he will file a complaint with the Kent County Clerk's office today about a box of cookies left at the polling place by Joanne Voorhees. He claims the gesture breached state law that prohibits campaigning within 100 feet of a polling place on Election Day.

Voorhees and her husband Harold have a tradition of bringing cookies to various functions and leaving some for poll workers. Neither their names nor any political issues appeared on the cookies or boxes.

I'm not sure about the legality of this, but it sure sounds like sour grapes. But don't offer Roger Haynes a cookie...