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Mobile City Council revokes vote to certify Aug. 20 municipal election, delays canvass
Summary
The Mobile City Council voted to rescind an earlier action to declare results of the Aug. 20 municipal election after officials said the required public canvass was not completed; the item was held for consideration later in the meeting.
The Mobile City Council on Tuesday revoked a prior vote to declare the results of the Aug. 20 municipal election and set the canvass aside for later consideration after officials said a required, public canvass of provisional ballots had not occurred.
State law requires the council to publicly canvass municipal election results and record the number of votes each candidate received, a legal advisor told the council, and the Board of Registrars had not yet delivered provisional results needed to complete that ministerial task.
The council first moved to "declare the results of the August 20 municipal election" under Resolution 27 11 31. After a roll call in which several members voted yes and Councilman Carroll said he would abstain, council members and…
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