After talking about it since July, it finally happened. Former Cannon County Administrator of Elections Stan Dobson has filed a lawsuit against the Cannon County Election Commission seeking reinstatement and back pay According to the lawsuit Dobson states that the Election Commission failed to give adequate public notice of the July 2nd meeting in which a vote was taken to remove him from office. Dobson further states that the Commission violated Tennessee Code during a July 10th special called meeting by discussing an item not listed on the meeting agenda. That agenda listed three items of appointing interim administrator of elections, looking at a poll worker list and approving the accounting board pay and workers. Not on the agenda was the discussion of an email that was received by the office of open records counsel for the comptroller Tennessee. Dobson is seeking to be able to resume his position as Administrator of Elections For Cannon County . He hopes that the Court finds the actions of the Commission taken at the July 2nd void as a violation of the Open Meetings Act and upon voiding the actions of the Defendants taken at the meeting that the defendants be ordered to pay Dobson all amounts owed as back pay, earned comp time pay and to reinstate his life insurance benefits. The Election Commission will be given the chance to answer the lawsuit
