Franklin County Man Suing Governor, Secretary of State Speaks Out

Franklin County resident sues governor, secretary of state over District 26 special election timing

Franklin County resident Colt Shelby claims Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders violated state law by setting the District 26 special election too far in the future after Sen. Gary Stubblefield’s death.

Franklin County man suing governor, secretary of state speaks out

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Franklin County man who filed a lawsuit against Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of State Cole Jester over the timeline for the Arkansas Senate District 26 special election is speaking out. Colt Shelby has lived in Cecil, Arkansas, for more than forty years. In an interview with KNWA/FOX24, Shelby described himself as a hard-working, tax-paying, family-oriented man. "That's the roads we grew up on…