State Democrats are asking election officials to remove a state house candidate from the ballot. Democratic Party Chairman Chip Forrester claims Nashville Republican Charles Williamson fraudulently entered the race using a fake address.
Williamson registered using the address of his bison farm. He has maintained that the barn was used as a residence, and he applied for an occupancy permit this summer. Last week, the candidate wrote to the Metro Codes department, saying he had moved and no longer wanted to approval to use the building as a home.