Judge denies Sadler’s request due to delay in filing with court

Posted on July 23, 2014

Circuit Judge Greg Parker denied a request from William Carl Sadler Sr. to stop the issuance of absentee ballots for the upcoming Aug. 26 primary election until the court could hear his claim that he was wrongly kept off the ballot as a city council candidate.

In his order filed Friday, July 18, Judge Parker stated that while his position regarding Sadler’s allegations was that, if true, they “would present a legal basis for concluding that the city acted arbitrarily and capriciously,” he ultimately concluded Sadler waited too long to file his complaint with the court and that delaying the election at this point would cause “calamity and confusion.”

PHOTO: William Carl Sadler Sr. (left) and his attorney Sally Roberts addressed Circuit Judge Greg Parker during a hearing Thursday, July 17, about his suit to be placed on the primary election ballot as a city council candidate.

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