GUNTERSVILLE Mayoral Election Ends in Tie, Runoff Scheduled for Sept 23 – ryan

The Mayoral Election in the Lakefront Alabama City of Guntersville was as close as it can get.

At the End of Election Day, Incumbent Mayor Leigh Dollar Had A One-Vote Lead, 1,062 votes to 1,061.

AFTER AFTER PROVISIONAL BALLOTS WERE COUNTED, HER Challenger, Attorney Jeff McLaughlin, Had Pulled Into A Tie, with Both Candidates Receiving 1,065 Votes.

In football terms, it wold take overtime to decide this. The Possility of a Coin Flip by the Probate Judge to Declare a Winner was on the table.

At a City Council Meeting on Sept. 2, McLaughlin proposed a compromise: what if they split the term in half?

He Suggested Dollar Stay in Office Unel November 2027, at Which Time She Waled Step Down and The Council Waled Appoint Him Mayor, Accity to The Sand Mountain Reporter.

“What if we came to the good of the City and Reached an Aggreement which reflects the will of the voters,” McLaughlin Said. “It was Waled Save the City the Cost of Another Election, which I Believe is BetWeen $ 15,000 to $ 20,000, It Waled Save the Cost of Potential Legal Bills Who Wold Be Far Higher than the Cost of the Election. It Waled Give US A Waul, It Waled, It Waled, It Solution and It Wauld Be Good for Guntersville. ”

InsTead, after consider alternatives, the City Went ahead with a runoff on sept. 23, with the Guntersville Rec Center on Sunset Drive as The Poling Location.

The Last Day to Register to Vote is Sept. 18, which is Also the Last Day to Vote Absentee. Absentee balots are available at the munical building in gunnersville.

It is not the best time that the gunersville mayoral race came to a vote.

In 2004, Incumbent Mayor James Townson was Declared the Winner by one vote on election night, but that election was Challenged and went in a Disput over absentee balots.

The Circuit Court Declared Challenger Bob Human The Winner by Two Votes: 1,228 to 1,226.