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By Pat Peterson Reporter
Published: Thu, June 05, 2008 - 6:25 pm
Pat Peterson
Both candidates in the Baldwin County District 5 school board election believe they won the race. Challenger Angie Swiger beat incumbent Margaret Long by 65 votes in the Tuesday June primary but Long says don't count her out yet.
"I'm not going to secede," says Long. "I don't think I've lost the election."
Late Tuesday night, Baldwin County Probate Judge Adrian Johns discovered a huge problem. Voters in two precincts within the District 5 area did not get ballots for the school board race when they voted. 142 voters didn't get to choose a candidate.
"At this point I've won the election," says Swiger. "But I do think those 142 people need to have their say."
Officials with the Baldwin County Republican Party will meet Friday in Robertsdale to talk about what to do about the problem. There are several options:
1. Re-do the entire District 5 election
2. Hold a new election for voters at the two precincts where the problems were reported
3. Allow only the 142 people who did not get a chance to vote in the school board race vote
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