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Charlotte County electoral board breaks four-way Phenix Town Council tie; Larry Wilson selected by drawing
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Summary
The Charlotte County Electoral Board confirmed a four-way tie in the Phenix Town Council race and, after notifying candidates, held a Nov. 21 drawing conducted by Assistant General Registrar Lindsey Rexrode that produced Larry Wilson as the winner.
The Charlotte County Electoral Board confirmed a four-way tie in the Phenix Town Council election and selected Larry Wilson as the winner by random drawing on Nov. 21, 2024.
The board met in a special called session Nov. 20 at the Charlotte County General Registrar’s Office to resolve the tie among four candidates — Larry Wilson, Ebony Dickerson, Patrick Andrews and Landon Green — each recorded with two write-in votes. Glenn Baker, chairman of the Charlotte County Electoral Board, presided; Vice Chair Glenwood Foster and Secretary Aubrey Fane were also present, along with General Registrar Jenni Booth.
After a recount confirmed the tie, Secretary Aubrey Fane moved to table further action until the conclusion of a scheduled Senate RLA proceeding; that motion passed without objection and the board recessed. The board later reconvened and informed the four candidates that a drawing would determine the winner on Nov. 21 at 9:00 a.m. in the registrar’s office.
At the Nov. 21 session the full electoral board, General Registrar Jenni Booth and Assistant General Registrar Lindsey Rexrode were present. The four tied candidates were unable to attend because of employment responsibilities; the board agreed that the assistant registrar would conduct the drawing. Rexrode placed the four names in a hat, mixed them and drew a name at random; she selected Larry Wilson.
The minutes record that the board recessed and then reconvened to hold the drawing and that a motion to adjourn, made by Secretary Aubrey Fane at 9:07 a.m., passed without objection. The transcript and minutes show the drawing as the mechanism used to determine the official winner; no formal objections or recorded votes against the drawing appear in the record.
The electoral board’s minutes identify the procedural steps taken to confirm the tie, notify the candidates and execute the tie-breaking drawing. The record does not specify further certification steps or any legal challenge filed; those matters are not recorded in the minutes provided.