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Clarksville council deadlocks repeatedly in Ward 2 appointment; recess set for Feb. 19
Summary
After dozens of roll-call votes left the council evenly split between Eric Claunch and AC Lopez, Clarksville City Council voted to recess the special session and resume the two-candidate runoff on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 4:30 p.m.
In a specially called Feb. 11 session, the Clarksville City Council repeatedly deadlocked while trying to fill a Ward 2 vacancy and agreed to recess the appointment process until Thursday, Feb. 19 at 4:30 p.m. The council could not produce the required majority — seven votes of the full council — for either finalist after many successive roll-call rounds.
The impasse began after the clerk read seven applicants for the Ward 2 seat: Eric Claunch, AC Lopez, Jeff Lloyd, Deanna Shepherd, Ross Saint Louis, David Watson Upchurch and Jeremy Wright. City Attorney Mister Bittner outlined the procedure the council must follow under the governing voting rule: members cast one roll-call vote per round; if no candidate receives a majority of the council, rounds continue…
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