KINGMAN – Carole Young is defending herself against allegations that she should resign or be removed from the Kingman Unified School District (KUSD) governing board for failing to comply with a residency requirement.
J’aime Morgaine, a Kingman resident who serves as executive director of the Safe Community for Everyone political action committee, has filed complaints with state officials as well as the Mohave County Attorney’s office and county school superintendent Mike File. She said it appears that Young moved from Kingman sometime last fall.
“Carole Young has been ineligible as a member of the KUSD school board since November, 2020 and her resignation needs to be called for immediately,” Morgaine said in a Monday email to File and deputy county attorney Ryan Esplin.
“In addition, every single one of her illegitimate votes need to be nullified, which will reinstate the KUSD mask mandate until a legitimate majority can be secured.”
Young concedes she has had her mail forwarded on several occasions when out of state caring for her husband, mother and sister in recent years. She also said she has traveled extensively, but insists she remains a legal resident of Kingman.
“I’ve traveled a lot and no one ever said anything. I took 12 cruises in 2018. I took 8 cruises in 2019,” Young said. “They want to nullify my (mask lifting) vote. That’s the whole issue.”
Young said she used zoom to teleconference into board meetings during the many months that board meetings were conducted electronically. She said she stays in touch with community and school district issues despite being out of town frequently.
“If the school board wants me off because I travel a lot, but I’ve been able to meet my obligations, but if they want me off, I’ll resign,” Young said. “But I am a resident of Kingman. I pay property tax here. I pay city utilities. I am licensed there and I paid Arizona state taxes when I filed.”
Dave Hawkins
Resign, Carole. You are a resident of Illinois now.