The Ford County Board of County Commissioners, elected officials and appointed staff would like to thank the Ford County community for the amazing amount of support during what has become a highly stressful election season that includes a closely competitive gubernatorial race presenting a unique set of challenges.
One of those challenges is a recent court filing requesting a temporary restraining order forcing Ford County Clerk Debbie Cox to open an additional polling location.
This past Thursday night, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas denied that request. With that decision, the County Clerk is allowed to continue working towards a successful election day preceded by many early voting opportunities that include extended hours.
It is important to note that a federal court filing accompanied by national media attention and the resulting public records requests, emails, interview requests and phone calls can overwhelm and paralyze an agency’s day-to-day operations – not including the additional burden of legal fees and the incredible cost to employees in regards to stress.
The financial burden to respond to this filing comes at a great cost to you – the tax payer – and those dollars cannot be recovered through reimbursement. More importantly, the emotional toll is even more significant.
The Ford County Board of County Commissioners, elected officials and county leadership has chosen to remain calm, steadfast and strategic through the recent storm of national media attention, personal attacks, accusations and misinformation.
(Read more: News – Dodge City Daily Globe – Dodge City, KS)