Election residency issue now in court

This morning and at the request of the Knox County Election Commission, county Law Director Joe Jarret filed a declaratory judgment action in Knox County Chancery Court regarding the Shelley Breeding mess and whether she lives in the county or not.

Breeding, a Democrat, wants to run for the 89^th District state House seat. 

Click right smack here for 22-pages worth of legal stuff.

Who cares if she's not a resident? Heh.

So, in the morning the Knox County Election Commission is supposed to talk about whether State House hopeful, Shelley Breeding, is eligible to run for the newly created 89^th seat.

If you’ve been under a rock, here’s a recap right smack here.

In the meantime, Shelley’s lawyer, Bill Stokes, has sent the elections folks a memo – click right smack here for that bad boy – detailing why they she is a resident. And Stokes, along with attorney Jon Cope, dispute state election coordinator Mark Goins’ reason why she isn’t. Click right smack here for that.

This is actually a pretty bizarre case and I can see the arguments both ways. But, here’s why she should be allowed to run. (Since you asked.)

First, she’s a Democrat, so she has a snowball’s chance of winning that seat. (Stacey’s people live out there. Heh.)

Second, fair is fair. I mean you have a Republican on the local Election Commission that pretty much anyone with a brain believes committed voter fraud.

SEVEN TIMES!

So, I figure: If no one gave a rat’s a$$ about that, why should they care if someone who doesn’t live in the county runs for the seat?