By JAMES BROWN
Glasgow News 1
With the filing deadline passed, the ballot position draw for the November non-partisan races in Barren County was conducted Thursday afternoon.
Barren County County Clerk Helena Chase Birdwell explained that the draw date and time are state mandated. The draw for Glasgow City Council, Glasgow mayoral, Cave City City Council, Cave City mayoral, Park City Commission, and Park City mayoral races was at 2 p.m. in the Barren County Fiscal Court chambers. The draw was overseen by the Barren County Board of Elections, for which Birdwell serves as chair.
For this draw, the board selected to use a different process. They drew names from small globes like ones found in 25-cent trinket machines. Birdwell said the change came after candidates in previous elections complained that those who were not represented at the draw were still able to get their place secured on the ballot with the previous process.
Thursday, names were placed in a globe for each race to be drawn, and the globes were placed in a bag. County attorney Mike Richardson drew globes from the bag, and handed them to Birdwell. She said each ballot position then opened the globe and read the name inside. If the person called was not present, their name was set aside, then another globe was drawn. When all who were present for the drawing had their positions on the ballot, then the absent candidates’ names were returned to the bag to be redrawn.
For the Glasgow City Council, that led to the first name drawn being set aside because Melinda Overstreet was not present. Tommy Burris, who’s name was drawn next, was present, and so, his name will be listed first on the November ballot. Other Glasgow council candidates not present were Michael R. Rich, Johnny Belcher, Joe Trigg, Kristen Nicole Roberts and Randy Wilkinson.
Glasgow City Council Ballot Positions
Tommy Burris
Riley Boggs
Jeff Proffitt
James “Happy” Neal
Cathy Thomas
Beau Jones
Alexandria Hayes
Elizabeth Shoemaker
Terry Bunnell
Jamie Read Fancher
Marna Kirkpatrick
Chasity Lowery
Randy Wilkinson
Kristen Nicole Roberts
Melinda Overstreet
Joe Trigg
Michael R. Rich
Johnny Belcher
For Glasgow mayor, Bob Miller drew the No. 1 spot, while Henry Royse drew the second slot.
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Cave City Council Ballot Positions
James Wesley Pedigo
Lindsey Lawhon
Leticia Cline
Travis A. Waid
Chris Adwell
Ronald Coffey
Andrew Bagshaw
Jonathan M. Lawhon
Denny Doyle
NOTE: Doyle was the only council candidate not present for the draw.
In the Cave City mayor’s race, Clifton Parsley was present and drew the No. 1 spot. Dwayne Hatcher was not present and defaulted to the No. 2 position.
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In the Park City Commission drawing, three of the candidates were not present, Kenneth Winchester, Angelo Scavo and Gary L. Carroll.
Park City Commission Ballot Positions
Sheryl W. Bailey
Jason Dickerson
Regina Hayden
Kenneth Edward Winchester
Angelo Scavo
Gary L. Carroll
In the Park City mayor’s race, only Brandon “Whiskey” Moffett was present, so he drew the No. 1 spot. Donna Scavo is No. 2 on the ballot.
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In the Glasgow Board of Education race, only Jonathan Talley was present, so he drew the No. 1 spot on the ballot.
Glasgow Board of Education Ballot Positions
Jonathan Talley
Reggie Hayden
Barrett Lessenberry
William C. Thornbury
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The Caverna Board of Education contest presents a unique situation. The school district is comprised of Horse Cave in southern Hart County and Cave City in northern Barren County. Candidates for that school board file in the county in which they reside. Allison Dennison filed in Hart County.
Birdwell explained that the county clerk in Hart County agreed the drawing for ballot position should be in Barren County since four of the five candidates filed here.
Caverna Board of Education Ballot Positions
J. Dennis Toms
Jeanna Jameson
Bronson Hamilton
Jennifer Ballard
Allison Dennison
“Thank you all so much for being here,” Birdwell said once the draw was complete. “Good luck to each of you.”
