Board Rejects Residency Challenge to Lawmaker
The Franklin County Board of Elections voted 3-1 to deny a challenge to State Representative Ismail Mohamed's residency. His opponent alleged he lived outside his district, which Mohamed denied.
The Franklin County Board of Elections voted 3-1 during a late evening session Sept. 28 to reject a residency challenge against State Rep. Ismail Mohamed. The vote followed a 12-hour hearing regarding the lawmaker's official residence in United States district 3. Mohamed called the challenge from his opponent, Bernadine Kennedy Kent, frivolous and politically motivated.
