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Bastrop council certifies May election, swears in two members and orders mayoral runoff
Summary
The Bastrop City Council unanimously approved a canvass of the May election, swore in John Kirkland (Place 5) and Perry Lowe (Place 1) and called a runoff for mayor after no candidate won a majority.
The Bastrop City Council on May 20 unanimously approved a resolution canvassing the results of the May 4 municipal election, administered oaths of office to two council members and called a runoff for mayor after no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote.
Council members certified vote totals that showed Ishmael Harris leading the mayoral field with 625 votes, Willie Dela Rosa at 441 and Ward Northcott at 219. The city’s canvass resolution (R2025-92) was approved by motion from Councilperson Plunkett and second from Councilperson Meyer, and the vote carried unanimously, the council said. Because no mayoral candidate reached “50%…
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