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Board signs canvass, resolves three-way tie for Redlands council by drawing; Tom Heller declared winner
Summary
Shelby County board finalized first-tier canvass of city and school elections, explained write-in thresholds and resolved a three-way tie for a Redlands council seat by drawing; staff prepared certificates for winners but noted city-of-Shelby results were separate.
The Shelby County board approved and signed the county's first-tier canvass of recent city and school elections and resolved a three-way tie for a Redlands city-council seat by drawing.
Staff member (S4) summarized the canvas report and explained write-in rules, saying some write-ins were recorded as 'scattering' if they did not meet thresholds. Committee member (S2) conducted a tie-break by lot and announced, "Winner is Tom Heller." S4 said the canvas summary lists winners from all cities "except for Shelby," and that certificates for winners were prepared for signatures.
The board voted by voice on routine agenda items and then signed the canvass pages and certificates. Staff clarified that write-ins below the threshold (less than 5% and fewer than 10 votes) are treated as scattering and that the school results from some campuses remain in a preliminary form on the report. No recounts or machine problems were reported during the discussion; S2 asked whether any races required recounts and received a reply that "Nothing was even close."
