Oxford commission places Afton Thomas on June ballot, despite previous residency concerns

OXFORD • As litigation over unclear residency requirements awaits a ruling from the state’s highest court, Oxford’s election commission on Tuesday night certified a candidate for June's general election despite previous eligibility concerns.
The commission voted this week to certify Afton Thomas, the Democratic candidate for the board’s Ward 2 seat.
Commissioners previously questioned whether she should appear on the ballot because she had not lived in the ward she’s hoping to represent for at least two years. A recent opinion from Attorney General Lynn Fitch's office states that a 2019 election law requires candidates for municipal office to live in both the ward and municipality they wish to represent for at least that amount of time.

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