Richfield Town Board
Candidate Not Living
In Town, Officials Say
Board of Elections Sends Out Letter
To Richfield Lanes Owner/Candidate
By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.COM
COOPERSTOWN – The county Board of Elections has sent a letter to Richfield Town Board candidate Jeremy Fisher, a partner in Richfield Lanes, saying he is not a town resident, according to Democratic Commissioner Mike Henrici.
“There is nothing in election law that requires a candidate to be a resident to run for office: You only have to be a resident by the election,” said Henrici, who with the Republican commissioner, Lori Lehenbauer, sent the letter to Fisher this week advising him of his status.
Regardless, it is too late to remove Fisher’s name from the ballot before the Nov. 5 town elections, Henrici said.