While making a motion to appeal board member Ben Loy said after conferring with former county clerk Joyce Rodgers and Deputy Sheriff B.J. Bray, who served on the board in 2014, they disagreed with the findings of fact Vance used to determine her ruling.
County Clerk Lisa Greer and Sheriff Harrison Moss abstained from the vote because they were candidates and were not on the election board when the November 2014 election took place. Ben Loy and Billy Curry voted to file an appeal.
Mayor Curtis Hardwick said following the brief special called meeting of the election board that he would join the appeal and his attorney would be part of the process.
County Attorney Jennifer Hutchison Corbin said following the meeting she would not be handling the appeal and felt the board would need to hire someone who handles appeals of this nature.
Hardwick will be responsible for paying for his own attorney. The county government will be responsible for paying the cost to the board of elections.
Article author: Sharon Burton, Adair County Community Voice
*Fourteen judges, two elected from seven appellate court districts, serve on the Kentucky Court of Appeals. The judges are divided into panels of three to review and decide cases, with the majority determining the decision. As to when a decision by the appellate court will be made....well that is yet to be determined.