Canvass changes election outcome

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April 9, 2013 - 12:00 AM

After each local election Allen County commissioners canvass votes. Seldom does the canvass lead to any changes.
That wasn’t the case for last Tuesday’s election.
Three people whose names were on the ballot in Savonburg, and appeared to have won election, were defeated by write-in votes. Counting of provisional ballots caused a tie in LaHarpe that led to a candidate who had placed third in votes counted Tuesday losing a coin-flip.
In Savonburg Aaron Wilson, unopposed for mayor, received 10 votes, but lost to Kip Betts, who garnered 17 write-in votes.
For council seats, David Janssen won with 22 write-in votes and displaced Charles Leckrone, who received 14 votes in conventional voting. Also Janssen defeated Vivian McMurray, former mayor, who received 17 write-in votes, three more than Leckrone.
Other seats on the council were won by Vern Leon Cuppet Jr., with 28 votes, Lon L. Hale, 24, and Glenn Wolfe, 17.
In LaHarpe Don Gay finished third in votes counted Tuesday with 21, while Clayton Carr had 18. When provisional ballots — those set aside Tuesday because of possible errors — were counted Carr’s total grew to 21, and he then won by a coin-flip.
Others elected to the council were Sara’Nicole L. Prock, with 30 votes, and Diana Mullens, with 24.

IN HUMBOLDT Otis Crawford won re-election to Ward Two, Position 4 on the Humboldt council with 27 write-in votes.
In Gas a coin-flip gave Kenny Baker a seat on the council after he and Deborah Catron each received one write-in vote.
All council members and mayor Loraine Price were elected in Elsmore with five write-in votes each. Council members will be Dick Fewins, John Fewins, John Chad Starliper, Christine Yackle and Gary Yackle.

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