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Bates was the original running mate of now-Gov. Ernie Fletcher, but Democrats challenged his residency and won . . .

Actually, it wasn't the Democrats that challenged Hunter Bates' residency. Officially, it was a college student at the University of Louisville. However, he was a pawn of Steve Nunn's campaign for Governor. Nunn was a candidate in the Republican primary. Bob Heleringer, Nunn's runningmate, even joined the suit to act as one of this kid's attorneys.

I also think Ms. Stephenson should have known better than to change her voting address to Indiana while in school . . .

Amen!!!

If she had retained her voting priveleges in Kentucky, there would never have been a question about her prior residency.

Actually, there might have still been questions. After all Hunter Bates owned a home in Kentucky and had always voted in Kentucky. He was only in Washington to serve as Senator McConnell's Chief of Staff.

Thanks for the corrections. Steve Nunn, why am I not surprised....still, the Dems made great sport about Bates' problem at the time, and IIRC later tried to claim that it was too late for Fletcher to replace him on the ballot...and it still was a vivid and recent enough example that you would think both parties would be checking residency of their opponents very carefully!

I believe Hunter Bates did also own a home and pay property taxes in Virginia. Same thing got Tom Daschle in trouble when it was revealed that he got a Washington, DC tax credit on his home there. I would assume that Ms. Stephenson was only a student in Indiana and did not own property or pay taxes there, only voted. If she did, she has an even weaker case than Bates did.