ORLANDO, Fla. — As the involvement of so-called “ghost” candidates has sparked scandal in several of last year’s elections in Florida, a similar figure’s role in the race for Seminole County tax collector has attracted less scrutiny — even after the incumbent Joel Greenberg became a pariah at the center of a sprawling federal investigation.
Last June, a man who had previously worked with Greenberg on a voter initiative filed to enter the race using a nickname strikingly similar to Greenberg’s expected Democratic opponent.
Daniel Lee Day submitted election paperwork last year as “Dani Mora Day,” which Greenberg’s Democratic opponent Lynn “Moira” Dictor said appeared to be an attempt by a Greenberg ally to confuse voters. And although Day is a registered Republican, he filed as a candidate with no party affiliation (NPA).
