Staff
Originally published on April 26, 2021 10:23 pm
An unusually close race for a small-town town council seat is the latest proof that every vote matters in McLean County.
Incumbent Michael Deavers and challenger William Lally both ended up with 78 votes after the April 6 election for the Danvers Town Council. Even after all the mail-in and early ballots, there was still a tie. So a lottery drawing was the answer, because someone has to win.
So on Monday at the Government Center, election judges literally pulled a name out of a hat to decide it. Lally was the winner.
“It (politics) is still essentially something that we as humans make up as we go along,” said Lally.