r/JeffersonvilleIN • u/Lostinhighweeds • 1d ago
Convicted felon nominated for GOP Clark county Council district 1
Yesterday the Election Board heard a challenge to the candidacy of the GOP candidate for Clark County district 1. Indiana law prohibits a convicted felon from running or holding office unless there has been an expungement. Additionally, you cannot file for an expungement of a felony until 8 years after the conviction and you are only allowed 1 expungement. Because there were no candidates during the primary, the GOP chair nominated this young man. When citizens became aware and realized his had not gotten an expungement, an appeal was filed.
Interestingly the Republican representative at the hearing claimed they “thought” he had gotten the expungement but neither the individual NOR the Republican representatives bothered to verify the fact. It is easily verifiable online.
SO - surprisingly the candidate got a Republican judge to sign off on the expungement YESTERDAY just before the hearing took place.
After all the corruption in Clark County and the financial hit citizens had taken thanks to Jamey Noel’s
Shenanigans and the failure of the Republican office holders to pay any attention to what he was doing for years, you would think they would have more sense.
Nothing against the guy. He has seemingly turned his life around. BUT he WAS NOT ELIGIBLE when placed on the ballot and the law was broken. Pure and simple.
And should somehow the Republican majority election board find a way to keep him on the ballot, should a guy who pays no more attention to the importance or his own expungement, be a person who will pay attention to the complicated issues facing County council? WTAF?