From Staff Reports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley has officially filed for re-election to Asheville City Council despite questions that arose the previous week about her primary residence,which triggered an ongoing investigation by the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Mosley filed her candidacy on Dec. 15, joining 19 other candidates who have filed to run for three open council seats, according to a candidate filings’ list compiled  by the Buncombe County Board of Elections.

Mosley was appointed to Asheville City Council in 2020, elected in 2022 and re-elected in 2024. 

In past elections, her voter registration showed her primary address as 3 Devonshire Place in Asheville. The same location was listed as Mosley’s address on her Dec. 15 filing.

Questions arose in mid-December about Mosley’s residency after records from Atlanta’s Fulton County Tax Assessor showed that Asheville’s vice mayor claimed a homestead exemption on a property in Northwest Atlanta, which, according to the tax assessor, can be done only if the home is the filer’s primary residence.

As for consequences that Mosley might face, AI Overview noted on Dec. 22 that “in North Carolina, an elected official found to have violated residency laws faces several severe legal and administrative consequences, ranging from immediate removal from office to criminal felony charges.”