County, Features

Change in election legislation cuts candidate out of petition process

RBC | Gary Moyer will be inducted as the new county commissioner as of January 2019, filling Shawn Bolton’s seat.

At the Republican county assembly March 17, Moyer received 47 of 53 delegate votes, earning a place on the ballot. Mike Hoke, who entered the Republican race late, received six votes. Hoke needed 16, but still had the option to petition for a slot on the ballot.

However, legislation at the state level last year…