Ballot Blunder Leads to Removal of Union, Kentucky City Commissioners; Mayor to Appoint New Members
UNION, Ky.—A Boone County Circuit Court ruling has led to the unprecedented removal of all three city commissioners of Union, Kentucky, following a crucial ballot mishap in the November 2024 elections. Judge Richard Brueggemann issued the order on Friday, which stemmed from evidence indicating that ineligible voters mistakenly received ballots that allowed them to vote on Union’s local government races. This electoral mix-up involved hundreds of residents outside the Union city limits who participated in the election of the city commissioners, a right exclusively reserved for Union city residents under state law. The mishandling was … Read more