Weird races in Allegany County 2024
Many Allegany County residents are used to heading to the
polls, or doing some other form of voting in which the person selects between
candidate A, B, C, etc. However, that is not the case in five communities in
Allegany County. These are races in which there is no candidate. Wanna be a
justice? You could be one with just a single write-in vote (if it was only that easy for
me). Here is the breakdown:
·
Town of Allen-Council member to fill a vacancy: The
brave soul with the most write-in ballots…wins!
·
Town of Alma- No one chose (formally) to be the
sanctioned candidate for Town Justice…so the highest write-in vote wins!
·
In the town of Birdsall, there is an unfilled
spot to serve on the town board. It’s the friends and family plan!
·
Scio needs a town justice; it is a fairly active
court. No one wanted the job officially…so, top write-in wins.
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Then there is Willing. They need a
council member, but there was no interest. Again, it comes down to a write-in
race.