Tuesday afternoon, a declaratory judgment case filed against the Baxter County Circuit Clerk by Norfork School Board President Levi Woods, was transferred to a new judge, after Circuit Judge Johnnie Copeland recused herself from the case. Copeland’s recusal canceled the hearing set for Tuesday.The case will now be heard by Circuit Judge Andrew Bailey on February 7 at 10 in the morning.
Woods filed the writ with the courts on December 29 asking a declaratory judgment be ordered to the Baxter County Clerk to provide him the opportunity to cure the defective petition submitted by filing a new petition reflecting Position 2 along with obtaining the names of 20 registered voters in the school district and he be placed on the March ballot.
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