Dr. Brandon Penix has been disqualified as a candidate for Grant County Hospital District 1's third seat after problems with his voter registration impacted his candidate filing for office. The hospital district runs the various Samaritan Healthcare locations in Moses Lake.
September 5, 2023
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Grant Co. Hospital District 1 ballot to change after court decision
EPHRATA – Dr. Brandon Penix will be removed from the November 2023 ballot for Grant County Hospital District 1’s third district seat after a decision by Grant County Superior Court Judge Tyson Hill wherein Penix’s candidacy was examined. “The candidate must be eligible for the office at the time he files his declaration of candidacy. A person attempting to meet the residency requirements for the purpose of running for office cannot cure an invalid residency by moving to the location after filing a declaration for office,” Hill said when reading his decision to the sparsely filled courtroom...