A Louisiana judge ruled Tuesday that a candidate’s one-vote win was void due to illegal votes and that a new election would have to be held.
Democrat Henry Whitehorn won the race for Caddo Parish sheriff in November, beating Republican John Nickelson by one vote out of the more than 43,000 cast, according to KSLA. The ruling by retired Louisiana Supreme Court Justice E. Joseph Bleich found that “it was proven beyond any doubt that there were at least 11 illegal votes cast and counted” and that it is “legally impossible to know what the true vote should have been,” per the outlet.
Nickelson filed a lawsuit requesting a new election after an initial recount left Whitehorn’s couldn’t-be-smaller victory margin intact, KSLA reported. Bleich was assigned to the case after three judges recused themselves due to affiliations with the candidates, according to the outlet.
THAT PROVES TRUMP ONE!
DEMS still CHEATING !!!
Hey 1:43, It was an election for Caddo Parrish Sheriff, just weeks ago. Nothing to do with the presidential election in 2020. You must still be wet behind the ears and naive. But it’s good seeing you evolved in politics at such a young age, unlike the majority of millennials.