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Posted By: Hewson Beattie April 10, 2021 @ 8:23 am Local News, News A tax levy for the purpose of helping Walnut Grove renovate its school buildings has failed for the third time. On election night, the results came out 189 to 188, with 189 opposed. The vote was close, so officials recounted. Votes from Polk and Dade counties were also included in the recount. The recount played a significant role in two other races. Aman...

Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller, overseer of elections, suggested I keep in mind three things regarding write-in votes. First, if a race has at least one name printed on the ballot, someone who received a write-in vote would have had to register as a write-in candidate in order for the vote to count. (No registration needed if there is no candidate on the ballot.) Second, just because a person gets a write-in vote does not mean the vote counts. The person might live in a different distri...