Stephen Colbert came within 1 vote of a seat on Colonial Soil & Water Conservation Distict Board

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Stephen Colbert, host of "The Colbert Report," came within one vote of a seat on the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District Board in Williamsburg, Va. ...

The race's only declared candidate, Gregory Hancock, took one seat on the board, according to The Washington Post ...

The other seat ended in a tie by two students from the College of William and Mary, with three votes each ...

Colbert received two votes ...

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http://blog.syracuse.com/newstracker/2007/11/postscript_hoops_dance_colbert.html


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Colbert in Three-Way Tie for Water Board Seat

By Jonathan Mummolo
Washington Post Staff Writer
November 13, 2007; 2:25 p.m. ET

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On Nov. 6, voters went to the polls to fill Williamsburg's two seats on the 12-member board, which allocates government funds earmarked for environmental preservation.

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The race's declared candidate, Gregory Hancock, took one seat. The other seat, uncontested, ended in a tie of three votes each among three write-in candidates: two College of William and Mary students, and the famed host of "The Colbert Report," who this month dropped his efforts to run as a presidential candidate in the South Carolina primary after the Democratic Party denied his application.

In keeping with the democratic principles envisioned by the founding fathers -- some of whom spent a good bit of time in Williamsburg, the three names will now be put into a hat, and the winner of a drawing -- the date of which remained unclear -- will be offered the post. Colbert, although not a Williamsburg resident, will be offered the chance to establish residency and seize the sought-after executive position, said Williamsburg Voter Registrar Win Sowder.

"It's pretty funny, actually," said Sowder, who added that it was originally thought Colbert would be ineligible, but that a Virginia State Board of Elections official told her Colbert would have to be given a chance if his name was picked.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/content/article/2007/11/13/colbert.html

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Louis J Sheehan

He had to live there. and be there.

And taken the position, if he wanted to.

You apparently didn't read it.