COPENHAGEN â A heated run-off culminated in a coalition government with winners from both of the âmicro-partiesâ and a ânew visionâ at the top.
Mayoral challenger Mark Souva, who ran on the âTeam with New Vision,â garnered 128 votes, winning decidedly over incumbent Mayor Kenneth Clarke with 87 votes.
âI figured it would be close,â Mr. Souva said. âI was quite surprised by the gap.â
In the race for the two trustee positions up for grabs, newcomer Shareef Stokely, also of Team Vision, topped the pack with 116 votes to join the board, and incumbent Gerald Snyder, who ran as part of the âHome Teamâ with fellow sitting officers, will keep his seat with his 107 votes.
COPENHAGEN â The Lewis County Board of Elections has stepped in to oversee Copenhagenâs March 16 election after being contacted by residents concerned primarily with absentee ballots.
In a special meeting held by the village board Friday afternoon, two more election inspectors were selected based on recommendations by Board of Elections Commissioners Lindsay Burriss and Ann Nortz, who paid a visit to village Clerk Suzette Parker the day prior.
Ms. Parker has been responsible for organizing elections for the 22 years she has been in the appointed position, she said, and was surprised that people were questioning her ethics in handling the process, the counting of the absentee ballots.
COPENHAGEN — The Lewis County Board of Elections has stepped in to oversee Copenhagen’s March 16 election after being contacted by residents concerned primarily with absentee ballots.