FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Franklin County man who filed a lawsuit against Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Secretary of State Cole Jester over the timeline for the Arkansas Senate District 26 special election is speaking out.

Colt Shelby has lived in Cecil, Arkansas, for more than forty years. In an interview with KNWA/FOX24, Shelby described himself as a hard-working, tax-paying, family-oriented man.

"That's the roads we grew up on. That's where we live. I love it there," Shelby said.

However, Shelby took issue with the timeline to fill late State Senator Gary Stubblefield's seat.

The District 26 seat was left vacant by Sen. Gary Stubblefield after his death on Sept. 2. The district includes parts of Franklin, Sebastian, Logan and Scott counties.

Sanders said in a procla

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