Dorothy “Dot” Glenn will not be joining the Greenwood City Council after all.
Two days after Glenn’s swearing-in, a judicial tribunal has ruled that Glenn did not live in the ward from which she was elected. Specially appointed Judge Henry L. Lackey, who headed up the tribunal, has ordered a special election July 16 between Andrew Powell and Norman Smith.
Powell finished second to Glenn in the May 7 Democratic primary but later sued, claiming that Glenn actually lived in Ward 6.
In an order handed down today, Lackey, who heard 4½ hours of testimony last month regarding Glenn’s disputed residency, agreed.
“The overwhelming preponderance of the evidence received during the trial convinced the Court that Dorothy Ann Glenn is not currently a resident of the 5th Ward ... and was not a resident at the time that she applied to run for office,” Lackey wrote.
He was joined in the unanimous decision by Greenwood Election Commissioners Vallrie Dorsey and Tish Goodman.
Glenn received 56 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary, Powell 40 percent and Smith 4 percent. Glenn did not face an opponent in the general election.
Lackey said that because neither of the two “lawful” candidates received a majority of the primary vote, they will have to face off in the special election to see who will fill the seat being vacated by outgoing Councilman Tennill Cannon.
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