West Plains, MO. – The upcoming election for Howell County Collector has been heating up the past few weeks. Following her filing for the position on the Republican ballot, opponent Howell County Presiding Commissioner Mark Collins, who is also running on the Republican ballot, filed a lawsuit against Janet Crow stating that she had filed too late for her name to be on the ballot.
Crow has insisted that she had filed on time. Today, Janet Crow withdrew her name from the Republican ticket, stating “Today, I withdrew my name from the August ballot for Howell County Collector on the Republican ticket. Despite doing so, I intend to be on the ballot in November so that you, the voters, have a real choice in this election.”
Crow continued, “In withdrawing my name, my opponent will now be forced to drop his lawsuit against the County Clerk’s office and County Clerk Kelly Waggoner, which is nothing more than a waste of Howell County taxpayer dollars.”
Crow will run as an independent candidate for Howell County Collector in November.
