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Mobley selected as Republican nominee for Jailer, files election paperwork
Posted On 01 Jul 2011
Current Whitley County Jailer Ken Mobley was selected by the Republican Party of Whitley County to be its representative in November’s General Election.
Interim Whitley County Jailer Ken Mobley, who lost the Republican primary for jailer slightly more than one year ago, is once again the Republican nominee for the job.
Mobley filed paperwork in the Whitley County Clerk’s Office Thursday afternoon to seek the position during November’s election.
Mobley lost the May 2010 Republican primary for jailer to Les Moses, and left office Jan. 2, 2011 when his term expired.
Moses resigned on Jan. 10, and asked Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. to appoint Mobley back to the position, which White did on an interim basis.
Mobley’s appointment as interim jailer lasts until the results of the November election are certified at which time the winner of the election will serve out the remaining three years of the term, which runs though the end of 2013.
If the resignation had occurred by Jan. 3 or more than 134 days before the primary election, then there would have been the normal filing deadline and primary process to select candidates for the General Election, said Whitley County Clerk Kay Schwartz.
Instead, state law dictated that the Republican Party and the Democratic Party would each nominate a candidate by Aug. 9 at 4 p.m., whose name will appear on the November ballot.
The Whitley County Republican Party accepted resumes for the position until May 31.
Mobley’s paperwork Thursday also included a certificate of nomination signed by Whitley County Republican Party Chairwoman Nancy Jones and Secretary Shannon Rickett.
The Whitley County Republican Party Executive Committee met on June 29 to nominate a candidate for the position of Whitley County Jailer.
"We certify that a quorum was present at said meeting and that by majority vote of the members of said committee, Ken Mobley, who possesses the qualifications for said office, was duly nominated as the Republican Party’s candidate for Jailer in the election on Nov. 8, 2011, and request that you place the name on the ballot," the form stated.
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Thanks for breaking this story wide open. I am sure they were going to try to sneak him in and keep it real quiet. I love your website, btw.
Reader from the Creek
Buford T. you better watch yourself your making too much sense in what you write. You try cutting off their bribe monies and there will be no church building done nor eulogies to how great these men were for the community. Taking money from drug dealers that take money from druggies that draw welfare is just fair play. If you get the money from the dealers then your kids can give it back to them.
You best be quiet, you might have to cross these folks sometime.
Bring back Jerry Taylor! At least he was consistent and never took a bribe that he didn’t like. Can you imagine Jerry Taylor and Lawrence Hodge running the county at the same time? We would be number 1 in corruption if that occurred. How about it Jerry? Go ahead and file the paperwork.
You just keep doing what you’ve been doing Mobley, people who sit on the sidelines and complain will never be satisfied. Best of luck
6th!!!! We need to try to work our way up to number 1.
I agree with “voter.” I mean, what is even the point in voting period? It’s all a sham anyway, and one way or another, the mob is gonna keep control of Whitley County despite the damage their boy Lawarence did. Welcome to the Communistwealth, ladies and gentleman. We are the 6th most corrupt state in the union!
We all know how honest these o9ffices are,feds where are you?id any one check to see how this came about?why vote?