Tiebreaking Vote Cast by Dead Man; Runoff Required
OGDENSBURG, N.Y. (AP) -- A school board election ended in a tie after an absentee ballot from one candidate's dead brother-in-law was ruled invalid.
Vicky Peo and John Wilson each received 388 votes Tuesday for a seat on the Ogdensburg City School Board.
The tying tally came after an absentee ballot from Peo's brother-in-law, Franklin "Peanut'' Bouchey, was ruled invalid because he died three days before the election.
Superintendent Timothy Vernsey said the ruling was based on both education and election law.
Vernsey says a special election pitting Wilson against Peo must now be held.
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