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After marathon ballots, Board of Education elects Steve Whistler president and Pat Dorsey vice president
Summary
A protracted election with repeated ties and multiple roll-call rounds ended Dec. 10 with Steve Whistler elected board president and Pat Dorsey vice president. The process included repeated nominations, abstentions, recesses, and a final roll call that produced a 3–2 outcome.
The Carroll County Board of Education concluded an unusually long series of roll-call ballots on Dec. 10 to elect officers for 2026, ultimately naming Steve Whistler board president and Dr. Pat Dorsey vice president.
The meeting opened nominations early in the agenda and the board conducted several rounds of roll-call voting as candidates were nominated, seconded…
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