Lawsuit filed in Clerk of Courts race

Rick Patrick  rick@greenepublishing.com Current Madison County Clerk of Courts Billy Washington has filed suit, alleging his challenger, Beulah Farquharson, failed to properly qualify for the upcoming November election. In his suit, Washington makes the claim that the Clerk of Courts and Comptroller for Madison County office is a partisan office and, therefore, would require a candidate to declare a political party.  Florida Statute 99.021 requires candidates to declare that they have