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This says something about the voters in these areas. I'm not sure exactly WHAT it says, but I am sure it is not very complimentary!
it was the dead vote that got them over the top. or perhaps the voters thought that "well they may be dead, but i think they will get better what with modern medical technology, and obamacare going to work for them".
If a candidate, who is DEAD, actually WINS the election............Who takes the seat, or position ??
Or does it result in a further election ?
Jim B.
Toronto.
Depends on the state - I have no idea what happens in Washington. Usually the seat is filled by whatever process is used to fill vacancies between elections. When the vacancy is in a city council, the seat is often filled by selection of the other council members from applicants who self-apply. For a water district, usually the same selection process is used - water districts don't go through the hassle and expense of filling vacancies by special election.
In many states, if a nominee dies early enough (there is a specified deadline, prior to ballots being printed etc) the dead candidate's party can choose a replacement candidate to appear on the ballot. Apparently that's not how Washington does it - in most states, a June death is certainly early enough to get the dead nominee's name off the November ballot.
Also, the reason the results are not yet final is that Washington accepts mailed ballots postmarked by election day, these ballots are counted if received within (I think) seven days of election day.
And in any election - especially for something as low profile as a water district - it's really really hard for any write-in candidate to defeat a single candidate on the ballot.
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