Write In Candidate

Victoria Murphy, 38, of 52 Mill St., Junction City, is running as a write-in candidate in Tuesday's election for the District 5 seat on the Boyle County Board of Education. Murphy, who works at the Danville Christian Bookstore, has two small children at Junction City Elementary School and is a member of the school council. She also attended Eastern Kentucky University. Other candidates for the seat are Walter "Shell" Benedict, Donnie Goode and incumbent Alane Mills.

Sensing a community up in arms over the consolidation of polling places in Boyle County, local Republicans have put forth a last-minute write-in candidate to challenge incumbent County Clerk Denise Curtsinger. Cindi Davidson, a 41-year-old medical transcriptionist, filed her candidacy papers Friday in Curtsinger's office, just 18 days before the Nov. 7 election. Democrat Curtsinger, who had been unchallenged in seeking her second full, four-year term in the job that pays about $60,000, shrugged off the 11th-hour challenge and said she planned no special strategy to fend off the surprise competition.

Though he came up short in May's mayoral primary election, Nicholasville Mayor John Martin isn't quite through with politics. On Monday, Martin announced he would file to be a write-in candidate for one of the city's four city commissioner slots in the November general election. "I got the idea from the Garrard County judge," he said referring to county Judge-Executive E.J. Hasty who lost the May Democratic primary to David Wilson. "He's running for judge as a write-in.

STANFORD - David Hacker, an eight-year incumbent on the Lincoln County Board of Education who missed the filing deadline for re-election, is launching a write-in campaign this week. Hacker missed filing deadline after he says he arrived at the Lincoln County Courthouse in time but found two sets of doors locked early. Both the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department and the County Clerk's office deny locking the doors early. At the time, Hacker said he was considering a lawsuit against County Clerk George O. Spoonamore III for not accepting his petition to file.

BURGIN - When the votes are counted Tuesday night, Burgin residents still will not have a full complement of city council members to fill the six seats. That's because only five people filed for election, and one of them is a write-in candidate. Incumbents Christine McGrath, Joey Delton Hardin and Terry Pitman are seeking re-election, and their names will be on the ballot, along with that of Mary Margaret Heaton, a newcomer to city government. A fourth incumbent, Bobby Royalty, has registered as a write-in candidate but his name will not appear on the ballot.

The recent death of Burgin City Council member Bobby Gene Royalty will require the council to appoint his replacement after the first of the year. Council members already were going to have to name a member because only five people ran for the six-member board in the November elections, Councilman Terry Pitman said before the elections. Royalty was one of those, although his election was as a write-in candidate and his name did not appear on the ballot.

Four candidates have filed to run for city offices in the November election, according to Boyle County Clerk Denise Curtsinger. William Weyman Jr., 41, of 105 McClure Drive, Apt. 21, filed as a write-in candidate for Danville City Commission. Jimmy L. Cocanougher, 73, of 518 E. Second St., Perryville, and Brian Caldwell, 32, 505 E. Second St., Perryville, filed as candidates for Perryville City Council. Jeffrey D. Reardon, 44, 1056 W. Shelby St., Junction City, filed as a candidate for Junction City Council.

Boyle County Clerk Denise Curtsinger issued a statement this morning disputing a report Sunday that she suggested that her opponent, write-in candidate Cindy Davidson, a Republican, might not be ready for the duties of the office. "The comment was not said," Curtsinger wrote in her statement. "I said there is more to this office than just elections. The implication that I may degrade anyone in order to win an election is absurd. I have never involved myself in that type of campaign and I will not start now. Every candidate that runs for any office should be taken serious.

HUSTONVILLE - Hustonville Mayor Marc Spivey has withdrawn from the coming election and will not seek a new term. Former Hustonville Mayor Larry “Pup” Doss filed as a write-in candidate for the seat Monday but said he was unaware that Spivey had withdrawn until he filed his write-in papers. County Clerk George O. “Sonny” Spoonamore IV told The Interior Journal on Monday that Spivey had withdrawn. The form showing Spivey's official withdrawal was submitted to Spoonamore's office Oct. 10. “His name will still appear on the ballot,” Spoonamore said.

To the editor: This serves to notify the readers and voters that I, Darrell York, am a write-in candidate for the position of Jessamine County Property Valuation Administrator or PVA. This election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 2. My name will not appear on the ballot with the other two candidates. I had to file with the county clerk/secretary of state and pay the filing fee as the other candidates did. There will be a “Write-in” box in the PVA section of the ballot and a space to the right for writing in the candidate’s name.

It's like a job interview. And 15 candidates will be available tonight for voters to question during the candidates forum at the Clark County Cooperative Extension Office. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and features four different political races and a question-and-answer session on the Nov. 6 ballot question. After a short welcome, the U.S. House of Representatives District 6 race kicks things off at 6:40 p.m. Challenger Andy Barr has agreed to attend while incumbent Ben Chandler will be represented by state auditor Adam Edelen.

HUSTONVILLE - A little more than two weeks ago, Hustonville Mayor Marc Spivey was running unopposed for a new term. Now, after an unexpected and unexplained withdrawal from Spivey less than a month before the election, at least four write-in candidates are vying for the seat. Larry "Pup" Doss, Hadden Owens, David Peyton and Mary Lou Rossetti had all filed to seek the seat as of Tuesday night. The deadline to file as a write-in candidate at County Clerk George Spoonamore's Stanford office is 4 p.m. Friday.

HUSTONVILLE - A little more than two weeks ago, Hustonville Mayor Marc Spivey was running unopposed for a new term. Now, after an unexpected and unexplained withdrawal from Spivey less than a month before the election, at least four write-in candidates are vying for the seat. Larry "Pup" Doss, Hadden Owens, David Peyton and Mary Lou Rossetti had all filed to seek the seat as of Tuesday night. The deadline to file as a write-in candidate at County Clerk George Spoonamore's Stanford office is 4 p.m. Friday.

HUSTONVILLE - Hustonville Mayor Marc Spivey has withdrawn from the coming election and will not seek a new term. Former Hustonville Mayor Larry “Pup” Doss filed as a write-in candidate for the seat Monday but said he was unaware that Spivey had withdrawn until he filed his write-in papers. County Clerk George O. “Sonny” Spoonamore IV told The Interior Journal on Monday that Spivey had withdrawn. The form showing Spivey's official withdrawal was submitted to Spoonamore's office Oct. 10. “His name will still appear on the ballot,” Spoonamore said.

To the editor: This serves to notify the readers and voters that I, Darrell York, am a write-in candidate for the position of Jessamine County Property Valuation Administrator or PVA. This election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 2. My name will not appear on the ballot with the other two candidates. I had to file with the county clerk/secretary of state and pay the filing fee as the other candidates did. There will be a “Write-in” box in the PVA section of the ballot and a space to the right for writing in the candidate’s name.

FRANKFORT — Candidates who want to be eligible to have their votes counted as a write-in candidate for the upcoming election have until Friday to file with the appropriate filing officer. “As we head into the homestretch of the 2010 election cycle, I want to encourage those individuals who are considering running as a write-in candidate to file to run as soon as possible,” said Secretary of State Trey Grayson. Eligible write-in candidates who must file with the Secretary of State have until 4 p.m. EDT to file their papers, while candidates for offices that file with the local county clerk will have until 4 p.m. local time to complete their filings.

LANCASTER — A recently terminated employee has filed as a write-in candidate against Garrard County Clerk Stacy May in the November election. Elizabeth Lane of 867 Richmond Road Loop 1 filed her candidacy papers Sept. 24. “The reason I decided to run for office is because I love working for the people,” Lane told the Garrard Central Record. “I have been asked by several I know and several that I don’t know to run for this office. I just love the job. I really do.” Lane was fired in June after admitting during a recorded conversation to stealing $600 or more from her employer, the newspaper reported.

Victoria Murphy, 38, of 52 Mill St., Junction City, is running as a write-in candidate in Tuesday's election for the District 5 seat on the Boyle County Board of Education. Murphy, who works at the Danville Christian Bookstore, has two small children at Junction City Elementary School and is a member of the school council. She also attended Eastern Kentucky University. Other candidates for the seat are Walter "Shell" Benedict, Donnie Goode and incumbent Alane Mills.

Tuesday was the filing deadline for candidates seeking city and school board seats. The following are candidates who have filed for office in the Nov. 4 general election in Boyle, Casey, Garrard and Mercer counties. The list of candidates for Lincoln County offices will appear in Thursday's paper. The lists do not include candidates who ran in the May primaries. Boyle County Boyle County judge-executive: Republican, Pete Kendrick, 40, 7765 Lebanon Road; Democrat, Harold McKinney, 56, 1844 Webster Road.