Court says South Jacksonville candidate will remain off ballot
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, Journal-Courier
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Tyson Manker filed a petition to seek the South Jacksonville presidency but failed to include with his petition a receipt from the Morgan County clerk’s office indicating he had filed a statement of economic interest.File photo
A South Jacksonville resident who was removed from the April ballot for the South Jacksonville presidency will remain off the ballot after a Morgan County court on Wednesday upheld the decision made by the South Jacksonville Electoral Board.
Judge Chris Reif affirmed the board’s decision to keep Tyson Manker’s name off the April ballot.
By Jeremy Coumbes on February 10, 2021 at 3:39pm
A hearing date has been set to determine if a candidate for South Jacksonville Village President will be returned to the ballot.
During a telephonic conference this morning, Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Chris Reif set a hearing for next week in the suit filed by Village President candidate Tyson Manker, against the Village of South Jacksonville’s Electoral Board.
On Monday attorneys for the Electoral Board filed a motion to push back the hearing to next Thursday, February 18
th at 10:00 am. Judge Reif set the hearing for next Wednesday, February 17
th at 2:00 pm in Morgan County Court.
By Benjamin Cox on February 6, 2021 at 10:04am
Calls of impropriety continue to be heard over the ballot for Village President in South Jacksonville. On January 26
th, Tyson Manker filed suit in Morgan County Court to have his name restored to the ballot in the upcoming April Consolidated Election. The Village of South Jacksonville Electoral Board consisting of current village president Harry Jennings, Village Clerk Megan Moore, and village trustee Paula Belobradjic-Stewart voted unanimously to have Manker struck from the ballot on the grounds that Manker failed to file his statement of economic interest with the Morgan County Clerk’s Office as required by state law in a hearing on January 21st. The objection to Manker’s candidacy was filed by current village trustee and current opponent Dick Samples. Manker contends and has evidence that he was directed via email by Morgan County Clerk Jill Waggoner’s Office to file the statement at the Village of South Jac