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Election board debates keeping law firm amid conflict-of-interest concerns
Summary
At a St. Joseph County Election Board meeting members debated a motion to retain the board’s current law firm for pending litigation after at least one member and a public commenter raised an appearance-of-conflict concern; the board said it would seek an advisory opinion from the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.
The St. Joseph County Election Board discussed whether to retain its current law firm for pending litigation after concerns about a potential conflict of interest surfaced during new business.
The Chair opened new business by saying the executive board had reviewed pending legal cases and “like[d] to entertain a motion to keep our lawyer on these cases,” and a board member identified as the Clerk moved the motion and the Chair seconded. During the roll call the transcript…
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