Pokin: In Walnut Grove, one election is tied, another no one ran
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 district, or be too young, or not be a citizen. Or might not even exist, like perennial candidate Mickey ...
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