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Anniston City Council and School Board runoff results certified after precinct-by-precinct tally
Summary
The Anniston City Council certified results from the September municipal runoff election for council and the Anniston Board of Education after the city clerk read precinct vote totals; two standalone resolutions passed on voice/roll-call.
The Anniston City Council voted to certify the results of the September municipal runoff elections for city council and the Anniston City Board of Education after city election officials read precinct-by-precinct tallies.
The clerk read vote totals from multiple Ward polling places, absentee ballots and machine counts for candidates including Donald Gilly and Robert Houston for the Board of Education at-large and several candidates for Ward 2 city council. After the totals were read, the council took separate votes to adopt two resolutions certifying the results for the city council and for the Board of Education.
Why this matters: Certification is the formal step that records and accepts the tabulated results so that winners may be recorded and any post-election processes may proceed.
The clerk reported vote totals by precinct that were read into the record. Examples included: in Ward 1 at First Presbyterian Church Donald Gilly 87, Robert Houston 31 (total 118); at Ward 2 locations totals showing Erica Tolleson leading in some precincts and Dimitrick Roberts in others; several Ward 4 precincts with totals for Gilly and Houston; absentee ballots totaled 16 for the Board of Education at-large (Don Gilly 15, Robert Houston 1). The transcript shows the clerk confirmed there were no provisional ballots.
Formal actions taken: The council voted to adopt a resolution certifying the results of the September 20 runoff for Anniston City Council and separately adopted a resolution certifying the results of the September 23 runoff for the Anniston City Board of Education. Roll-call confirmations in the transcript show Councilmember Downey (recorded as present), Councilmember Harrington and Mayor Smith voting in favor during the roll calls recorded in the meeting minutes; the mayor declared each resolution passed.
No challenges or contests were recorded in the meeting transcript. The clerk stated absentee ballot totals and that there were no provisional ballots. The council then moved on to other business.
