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No candidates file for Isle of Wight special election
Original: No one filed to run in a special Isle of Wight election. What happens now?
No candidate filed paperwork to run in a special election in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, leaving officials to determine the next step for filling the seat. Local election authorities must now decide whether to extend filing deadlines, cancel the contest, or appoint someone to the vacancy, a situation that has drawn attention because of how unusual it is.
Why now: A special election with zero candidates is an unusual electoral outcome that raises questions about how local government will fill the vacancy.
Isle of Wight County, VirginiaVirginia Department of Elections
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- No one filed to run in a special Isle of Wight election. What happens now? · Virginia Mercury
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