The City of Aberdeen Democratic Executive Committee has met Tuesday, April 22, Wednesday, April 23 and Friday, April 25 and has examined the ballot box, ballots and heard testimony from witnesses concerning the second primary election for Alderman Ward 2.

From the examination, it appears to the Committee irregularities occurred at the polls wherein three (3) voters cast ballots bt absentee ballot and also voted in person at the polls on Tuesday, April 22. It appears that the absentee ballots cast by those individuals were counted in the vote total.

When the Committee from its examination found that three absentee ballots were erroneously received as valid, legal votes, a clear doubt was left as to whether the results represented the true will of the people. These three ballots make the one vote difference between the candidates a legitimate question as to who won the election.

The Committee will be petitioning the Court to set a date for a Special Primary Election date in May of 2008 and request the Court to direct that the winner of that election be declared as the duly elected Alderman of Ward Two.