Elections system failed candidate
The Albany Herald Editorial Board
An unfortunate set of events that should have been preventable has resulted in an Albany City Commission candidate being tossed off the ballot.
Cheryl Calhoun went to the elections office to qualify to run for the Ward I seat on the City Commission, which would have placed her in competition with Commissioner Jon Howard.
Once her information was keyed into the system, Calhoun says, she was told she was ineligible to run for the Ward I post because her residence in the 1500 block of Georgia Avenue placed her in the city
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