Governor won't seek Weston County clerk's removal for 2024 election errors
Weston County Clerk Becky Hadlock’s actions in the 2024 election did not meet the requirements for Gov. Mark Gordon to seek her removal from office, according to the governor’s review of formal complaints filed against the clerk late last year.
“Although I recognize that Clerk Hadlock made many serious mistakes in the 2024 Weston County elections, her actions do not rise to the level of misconduct or malfeasance, as I understand the meaning of those terms in this situation,” Gordon wrote in his decision, which was released Friday. “I do not believe there is a clear path to proving guilt.”
An error by Hadlock caused an initial ballot miscount in her county’s results, drawing fierce criticism from Weston County voters. Eight local qualified electors submitted a complaint to the governor’s office in December, asking him to begin the process laid out in state statute for removing a county official from office. The governor received an additional formal complaint with the same allegations in January, according to his decision.
State law did not task Gordon with deciding whether to unilaterally remove Hadlock from office. Rather he was required to determine whether to recommend the attorney general seek the clerk’s removal in district court.
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