Friday, October 15, 2010
Knott County Judge Executive May Seek Re-Election
KENTUCKY....
Despite a federal felony vote-buying conviction, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Knott County Judge-Executive Randy Thompson may run for re-election. Because Thompson's appeal of his 2008 conviction is pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, he is eligible. Twenty-one Knott County Democrats challenged his candidacy before the May primary, but because Thompson is a Republican, they had no standing to challenge another party's primary election.
They re-filed a challenge before the general election, and special Judge John David Caudill ruled in Knott Circuit Court that according to state law, Thompson may run.
Despite a federal felony vote-buying conviction, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Knott County Judge-Executive Randy Thompson may run for re-election. Because Thompson's appeal of his 2008 conviction is pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, he is eligible. Twenty-one Knott County Democrats challenged his candidacy before the May primary, but because Thompson is a Republican, they had no standing to challenge another party's primary election.
They re-filed a challenge before the general election, and special Judge John David Caudill ruled in Knott Circuit Court that according to state law, Thompson may run.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 8:09 PM 
