The People Have Spoken
Flower Be Gone, Epp Be In
Close, But a Win Is a Win

by George Gramlich,
News and Commentary
August 8, 2023 Election
Twenty votes. Out of around 2,300 votes cast. Wow! Those twenty votes were the margin that booted sitting Custer County Commissioner Tom Flower from his job and replaced him with a local businessman, Lucas Epp. 1,181 votes to recall Flower with 1,161 votes to not recall him. Power to the people.
Real close, but a win. Apparently there are a handful of ballots with signature issues that must be “cured” by August 17th. But as the vote was basically 50/50 these ballots should follow that split. Then an audit must be performed by August 21st and the election certified by August 22nd. Thus,  the election results should be good to go. Continue reading Recall Election Close →