Charles Sharrock, near right, listens a Attorney McCracken Posten, not seen, talks about the former city councilman to Fort Oglethorpe Election Supervisor Orma Luckey on Thursday morning during a special called hearing in the Fort Oglethorpe City Council room. Steve Cooper, far left, and attorney Stuart James also listen to the proceedings.FORT OGLETHORPE – Elections Superintendent Orma Luckey sat above the rest of the crowd inside City Hall on Thursday morning listening to arguments about whether ousted Councilman Charles Sharrock can run for office again next month.
Representing a citizen who objected to Sharrock’s campaign, attorneys Stuart James and McCracken Poston told Luckey that three sexual harassment claims against Sharrock should keep him off the ballot.
Sharrock, meanwhile, told Luckey that he has never been convicted in a criminal court. He says he is the victim of a witch hunt.
But in the middle of the arguments, Poston objected to the judge hearing the case. When Sharrock filled out paperwork to run for office in September, Luckey told several local media outlets that she had reviewed the laws and decided that nothing prohibited Sharrock from launching a campaign.
On Thursday, Poston said Luckey cannot be objective.