There is some new information: Plaintiff is Bruce Childers; Plaintiff’s wife: Clerk of Courts Pam Childers.
When they paid the fee:
While the Plaintiff worked with Ms. Daniel to verify payment and Form 6 requirement, the Plaintiff’s wife had a side conversation with Ms. Daniel’s assistant to show her the completed financial disclosure form on her iPad located on the Commission on Ethics website which showed proof of completion of the entire report and a date stamp of June 12, 2024. Upon leaving, Plaintiff asked Ms. Daniel if anything else was needed, to which Ms. Daniel stated something ot the effect of “… you’re complete, you’re all good”.
More:
Six days passed. On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, after the period for qualifying had passed, Plaintiff received caal from the Supervisor of Elections Office, Sonya Daniel, saying that he was not qualified because he had not properly filed all the forms required by law, specifically the financial disclosure form, Form 6.
Plaintiff immediately asked for a meeting with the Supervisor of Elections and shortly thereafter, on the afternoon of June 18, met with Sonya Daniel, not the Supervisor of Elections, Robert Bender, and an attorney from the County Attorney’s office. The meeting itself ended with no resolution, with the County Attorney indicating she would look into the matter and render her recommendation later.
Another point before the qualifying deadline:
Plaintiff’s wife, upon reviewing the Supervisor’s website, noticed that the Supervisor’s office had made a mistake as to Plaintiff’s email address. Plaintiff’s wife texted Sonya Daniel and told her of the mistake. Ms. Daniel apparently again checked Plaintiff’s file, texted Plaintiff’s wife back and told her she would make the correction, which she subsequently did. The two texted back and forth several times that evening, thus showing that a qualifying agent again checked the file and had sufficient opportunity to notify Plaintiff before the end of qualifying to cure any deficiency.
Read 13-29-26-864.
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