It turns out the old adage of "one vote makes a difference" is not just a saying — at least not in the City of Morrow.
City officials revealed on Wednesday that Morrow mayoral candidates Joseph "J.B." Burke and Jeffrey Allen DeTar finished tied, with 173 votes a piece, in the counting of regular ballots. One provisional ballot that could decide the entire election hung in the balance.
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