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Wright considers challenge of IRV after tough mayoral loss
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| Last Edited | RBH Mar 03, 2009 11:29pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, March 4, 2009 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A dejected Kurt Wright said Tuesday night he might challenge the instant runoff vote system that had him ahead in the contest for mayor of Burlington for two rounds of vote counting before a third round gave the race to incumbent Bob Kiss.
“We won the first two rounds,” Wright told supporters gathered at the Scuffer Steak & Ale House after learning the results of the five-way contest. “We were that close to winning the whole thing.”
Wright, a Republican and longtime opponent of the instant runoff vote system, said he might ask for a recount of the votes or find some other way to challenge the methodology used to tabulate the votes.
“Under the plurality system, I would have won tonight,” he told about 50 supporters crowded inside the downtown bar across from City Hall. “We have to consider our options.”
As he spoke, a supporter nearby yelled out “Long live America.” |
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