by Timothy Rutt
In what may be the most non-participatory town council vote in memory, the six candidates who ran without opposition garnered only 71 votes -- and one will keep her seat without a single vote being cast.
Town council chair Sandra Thomas, who represents census tract 4603.02, did not receive a single vote in Saturday's election, according to election chair Eric Pierce. (Thomas is currently hospitalized and could not even vote for herself). The candidate with the most votes cast was Bernardean Broadous, who received 25 votes.
Pierce said that a total of 78 votes were cast, broken down as follows:
Okorie Ezieme (CT 4602), 9
Judy Mathews (CT 4603.01), 6
Bernardean Broadous (CT 4610), 25
Reginald Wilkins (CT 4612), 18
Sandra Thomas (CT 4603.02), zero
Diane Marcussen (CT4613), 13.
Census tracts 4601 and 4611 fielded no candidates, and those positions are vacant.
Seven votes were considered invalid, Pierce said.
