2016/01/16 ISD833 Referendum Recount Lawsuit
Channel: NorthStarOasis
Date: 2016-01-17

Represented by Attorney Erick Kaardal, local residents Susan Richardson, Andrea Mayer-Bruestle and Leilani Holmstadt, brought suit against the SWC ISD833 to include the remaining five challenged ballots.  With the understanding that the law was crystal clear, the group moved ahead with the election challenge. 

On January 6, 2016, Tenth District Court Judge, Kathleen R. Gearin, ruled against the counting of five key challenged voting ballots and ordered passage of a recent $96 million school bond referendum pursued by administration of the South Washington County Independent School District 833 (SWC ISD833).  The bond referendum outcome, and subsequent processes, has generated considerable community interest and criticism in this court case.

The five remaining challenged ballots from the recent November 3, 2015 election were among eighteen originally excluded during the November 20, 2015 election recount process.