A Boone County judge has taken the rare step of voiding a Boone County city's 2024 election and ousting three commissioners after issues with ballots.

A judge voided the November commission election results in Union due to ballots being issued to people who didn’t live in the city. The judge gave the mayor the power to fill the four vacant positions. The choices he made are now coming under fire.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky state Rep. Pamela Stevenson is eyeing the U.S. Senate. The Democratic lawmaker filed paperwork on Friday with the Federal Election Commission to run for the seat currently held by longtime Republican Senator Mitch McConnell.

UNION, Ky. (WXIX) - The Mayor of Union appointed new city commissioners after a Boone County Judge voided the city’s 2024 November election results. His decision left some residents disappointed.

The lawsuit was filed by Douglas Bine, the candidate who received the fifth-most votes in the city commissioner race in the original vote tally. Bine was also an incumbent commissioner who was previously ruled to have lost his reelection bid in 2024 before the results were thrown out on Friday.

A Boone County judge has ousted all Union City Commissioners, essentially voiding the commission's entire November general election, after claims of election fraud.

With Brueggemann's decision, all three newly elected commissioners — John Mefford, Brian Garner and Eric Dulaney — were ousted from their seats. This decision leaves Solomon as the only member of the city commission.

Kentucky lawmakers are positioned to have substantial influence in major policy areas, including immigration and energy.

By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter The city of Union, Kentucky, currently only has one commissioner, as of a court judgement issued by Boone Circuit Court Judge Richard A. Brueggemann late last Friday afternoon.

What we really need to do now is ask why our state and national party does not appeal to the majority in the present hour.

Pamela Stevenson, the minority floor leader in the Kentucky House, has filed to raise money for a run at Mitch McConnell's seat in the Senate.

Stevenson was recently elected to lead the Kentucky House Democratic caucus, but will now explore a US Senate campaign.