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Ferndale City Council recount affirms election result
11/16/23 11:30 AM
BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
FERNDALE — A recount was initiated and completed for the Ferndale City Council election, and the result remained the same. The Nov. 7 election saw Donnie Johnson and Rolanda Kelley voted to seats on the Ferndale City Council. However, the third candidate in the race, Dennis Whittie, finished closely behind Kelley. The official election results from mid-November counted Kelley’s votes at 2,372 and Whittie’s votes at 2,360, a 12-vote difference. On Nov. 27, Whittie requested a recount from the Oakland County Board of Canvassers. Whittie stated in a press release announcing the recount that he didn’t suspect any wrongdoing in the election and that he trusts the election process. He also had heard from his supporters to request a recount. “The difference was less than one-quarter of one percent, so I just want to confirm the result,” he said in the press release. “I am not alleging anything or accusing anyone of wrongdoing; I just feel the results are close enough that it makes sense to ask
MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT ABOVE: Santa Claus waves to the crowd during Berkley’s Holiday Lights Parade. Photos by Erin Sanchez
ABOVE: The Berkley High School marching band performs in the city’s Holiday Lights Parade on 12 Mile Road Dec. 2. RIGHT: A local Girl Scout troop marches in Berkley’s Holiday Lights Parade.
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