Commissioners for the Supreme Court are to decide by Wednesday if Frost can stay on the port commission during her appeal, and they might include what to do about her voter registration in the interim. Auditor Bobbie Gagner believes she's caught between conflicting laws that could create an upheaval in the process of registering voters and confirming a person is eligible to run for office. The formal challenge to Frost's registration was filed earlier this month by Hickerson and Blair, who was a port candidate in the primary. The men accused Frost of living in Arizona instead of in Kennewick. Gagner said she'd do the same type of delay if either of the men hadn't received the hearing notice, and she set the April 15 date to accommodate Blair's vacation plans.
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Shea also noted that Hickerson's attorney Terry Miller objected to a fast-track appeal during Thursday's Supreme Court conference call. Gagner also isn't sure she should hear the registration challenge because her court testimony will be part of the evidence. She might ask the county's canvassing board or another county's auditor to decide. The canvassing board includes a county commissioner and representatives of the auditor's and the prosecuting attorney's offices. Hickerson indicated in a letter to Gagner that he'd rather someone else hear the challenge.