5-0 vote virtually guarantees that Tennant’s name will remain on ballot By Bill Byrd Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — By a unanimous vote Thursday, the state Supreme Court all but sank Marion County Commission President Alan Parks’ effort to remove the name of his Democratic challenger, Burley “Butch” Tennant Jr., from the Nov. 4 general election ballot. In a lawsuit filed late last month with the high court, Parks argued that Tennant didn’t establish his residency in the proper magisterial district until after the May 15 primary. Parks is represented by Jeff Lilly of Fairmont. Parks said Thursday he wants to talk with Lilly before commenting on the decision. The court’s reasoning for its 5-0 conference vote to refuse to hear Parks’ petition won’t be known until today. The court will publish its order today, a court...
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