Graham County Board of Elections v. Graham County Board of Commissioners

HUNTER, JR., Robert N., Judge.

The Graham County Board of Commissioners and its members (collectively, the “Board of Commissioners”) appeal the issuance of a writ of mandamus requiring the Board of Commissioners to pay an employee of the Graham County Board of Elections (the “GCBOE”). The Board of Commissioners also appeals an award of attorney’s fees to the GCBOE. For the following reasons, we affirm the issuance of the writ of mandamus and reverse the award of attorney’s fees.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

A county board of commissioners is responsible for funding the local county board…