Taylor
— Indicted Mayor Rick Sollars is ineligible to appear on the August primary ballot over his failure to file campaign finance reports and pay thousands of dollars in late fees, a city official ruled late Friday.
Taylor City Clerk Cynthia Bower told The Detroit News on Saturday that she made the "difficult" ruling late Friday after carefully investigating a challenge to Sollars' candidacy submitted by a City Council hopeful earlier in the week.
"I must protect the integrity of the election, that is No. 1," Bower said. "It's a difficult decision to make, but I had no choice but to not certify his candidacy. The law is very clear and the candidate must not have any outstanding fines or reports. I had to follow the law."