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Despite receiving the most votes for the office of mayor of Celeste on May 1, celebration was short lived for candidate David Brannam, who received a letter last Wednesday stating that he was ineligible to serve due to living in Celeste for less than a year. Courtesy photo
CORRECTION NOTICE:
David Brannam was sent a letter informing him of his ineligibility before early voting started. Also, Brannam moved from Mesquite to the Celeste area in 2018, and later moved inside the city s limits in August 2021 after his previous home in Hunt County was destroyed in a fire.
Despite receiving the most votes for the office of mayor of Celeste on May 1, candidate David Brannam was delivered the disappointing news before early voting started that he was ineligible to serve due to living in Celeste for less than a year.