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A Muslim candidate for the Orlando City Council said Thursday that her religion should not be a campaign issue, after voters described a phone poll that asked whether her faith would sway their vote.
Asima Azam, a real estate attorney seeking to unseat District 3 Commissioner Robert Stuart, said she had heard from about a dozen people since late last week who were contacted for the poll.
"To the extent that the opponent or the opponent's campaign wants to use tactics which persuade voters to vote for one side or the other based on faith, I find that offensive," she said. "That's certainly not something I'm going to be doing."