West Virginia

TexasTowelie

(116,744 posts) Tue Apr 9, 2019, 06:30 AM Apr 2019

Hearing set for lawsuit over West Virginia gov's residency

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A hearing has been scheduled for a lawsuit over whether West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice should be required to live in the state's capital of Charleston.

The Intelligencer reports the court on June 5 will hear motions to dismiss or stay the lawsuit by Democratic Del. Isaac Sponaugle.

Sponaugle says Justice should be ordered to live in Charleston because the state constitution requires the governor to "reside at the seat of government." Justice said he lives at his Lewisburg home, not at the governor's mansion.

This is the third time Sponaugle has sued over Justice's residency. It was first thrown out because the state didn't get advance notice of the lawsuit. It was later thrown out on a technicality, with Justice's lawyers arguing the constitution didn't define "reside."

Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article229009059.html

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Hearing set for lawsuit over West Virginia gov's residency (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2019 OP

I was half expecting to see a double wide as the reason... Historic NY Apr 2019 #1

He is not the first governor murielm99 Apr 2019 #2

Historic NY

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1. I was half expecting to see a double wide as the reason...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Apr 9, 2019, 08:28 AM

Apr 2019

but its pretty nice digs. WV has upkeep to the house and grounds. It inhabitable and not falling down and it serves and official function.

https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3106.html]

murielm99

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2. He is not the first governor

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Apr 9, 2019, 10:53 AM

Apr 2019

to choose not t live in the governor's mansion.

Seems kind of dumb. Don't they have more pressing business?

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