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Charles Mix board orders county-seat question for Geddes after months-long canvass
Summary
After an extended canvass of competing petitions, the Charles Mix County Board of Commissioners found the Geddes petition contained a majority of valid signatures and ordered the county-seat question (Wheeler→Geddes) placed on the next general-election ballot; the Lake Andes petition was found short of a majority.
The Charles Mix County Board of Commissioners voted on Aug. 5, 1908 to submit the question of moving the county seat from Wheeler to Geddes to the voters at the next general election.
The decision followed a multi-week canvass that began in mid-April and continued through late July and early August. The board reviewed competing petitions from Lake Andes, Geddes and Platte, checked for duplicate names and withdrawals, heard testimony…
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