Farnsworth v. Jones

COZORT, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the trial court’s judgment affirming a decision by the Gaston County Board of Elections finding that defendant Harrill L. Jones (defendant) fulfilled the residency requirement to run in the municipal election for the city council seat representing Ward 5 in Gastonia, North Carolina. After conducting a review of the whole record, we conclude the trial court erred in affirming the Board of Election’s decision, since there was no substantial evidence to support a finding that defendant had met the residency requirement. We reverse and remand for a new election.

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