Unserved Subpoenas Delay Investigation into Godwin Election Results
The disputed outcome of the 2025 Godwin town board election will remain unresolved for now since some witnesses did not appear at a Cumberland County Board of Elections hearing on Friday.
The absent witnesses did not receive their subpoenas to testify. The board heard testimony from three other witnesses on Friday before recessing the hearing and voting to resume at 10 a.m. February 6 at the Cumberland County Courthouse.
At issue is whether the results of the November election for Godwin’s four town commissioner seats should be thrown out, and a new election held. It depends whether a text message that then-Godwin Town Clerk Jacqueline Cooper-Kelley sent to some Godwin voters on Election Day, and from town hall, influenced enough votes to affect the outcome. She urged the recipients to reelect all four incumbent town commissioners.
State law says town employees may advocate for their preferred candidates, but it’s illegal to do so while at work and at their worksite.
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