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Huntington City Council upholds November results, declines to disqualify two winners
Summary
After a Dec. 16 special hearing, Huntington City Council rejected challenges alleging late and inaccurate campaign finance reports and voted to allow Jason Arthur (Dist. 1) and Stacy Jo Holly (Dist. 9) to retain their seats, citing lack of required notice to candidates.
Huntington City Council voted Dec. 16 to uphold the Nov. 2024 election results and to allow Jason Arthur (District 1) and Stacy Jo Holly (District 9) to take their seats after challengers alleged the two winners failed to timely and accurately file campaign finance reports.
Sasha Chapman, an unsuccessful District 1 candidate, told the council she and co-contestant Carl Eastham had filed a challenge ‘‘not based on any personal grievances, but on principle of fairness, transparency, adherence to the laws that govern our democratic process.’’ Chapman alleged both Arthur and Holly ‘‘failed to meet the most basic legal requirements for their candidacy, filing timely, accurate, and complete campaign finance reports,’’ and she cited reports filed just days before the general election.
Chapman pointed to specific errors she said appeared in the filings, saying, ‘‘Miss Holly's reports contain negative balances, which are prohibited under campaign finance regulations. Her first quarter report, for instance, showed a negative balance of $419.76.’’ She also alleged…
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