LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Former Delta Township Supervisor Kenneth Fletcher (D) has unofficially gained his seat again. This after he resigned from his place on Sept. 3, the day earlier than he confronted baby sex-related prices.
Fletcher beat two write-in candidates by getting nearly 89% of the vote. The closest of the 2 write-in candidates was Saturn Wlles, who acquired simply over 11% of the vote, and Richard Ott, who, based on state numbers, didn’t obtain any votes.
Fletcher was arrested and charged for allegedly having sexual conversations with a 15-year-old male allegedly saying he would meet the teenager “to talk” however by no means organized a gathering nor did he take actions to satisfy the decoy, based on court docket paperwork.
Fletcher’s title was saved on the poll as a result of state election regulation, Eaton County Clerk Diana Bosworth tells 6 Information.
“Per State Bureau of Elections guidance, the candidate will remain on the ballot. If elected and the candidate chooses not to accept the position, a vacancy will be declared and an appointment can occur,” Bosworth wrote in an e-mail to six Information in September. “Statute MCL 168.362 appears to say the candidate has until Jan. 1st to take his oath before a vacancy can be declared.”
