Boone County judge voids Union city commission election

Boone County judge voids Union city commission election

Judge Richard Brueggemann voided the election after hundreds of voters in Boone County received incorrect ballots. The mayor appointed new members.

Kim Tuyn appointed as final Union city commissioner

After months of court hearings and confusion, Kim Tuyn is now the final member of the Union City Commission.Tuyn assumed office following an appointment at a special meeting on Tuesday. The city put out a call for applications earlier this month to fill the final seat on the commission after Doug Bine, John Mefford, and George Eldridge were appointed on Feb. 3.“While all of the candidates would bring strengths to the position, I felt like one pe…

More on Union city commissioner appointments, after judge throws out election results - NKyTribune

Staff report After Boone County Circuit Judge Richard Brueggemann threw out the results of the November election of Union city commissioners in the wake of election irregularities, Union Mayor Larry Solomon was empowered to appoint three new commissioners. He did that Monday night. And, in doing so, created another controversy by naming three men — one of whom was not on the ballot in November. “I made the best decision for the good of the city,…