Write-in candidate’s wife questions election results in Belle Vernon
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January 17, 2024

Write-in candidate’s wife questions election results in Belle Vernon

By Mon Valley Independent

By Michael Richter

mrichter@yourmvi.com

Denise Stasko asked Belle Vernon officials at Tuesday’s meeting why her husband, Edward Stasko, wasn’t awarded a seat on council after receiving a majority of write-in votes during November’s election. Mayor Gerald Jackson said he didn’t have an answer for the Staskos, as the county decides election results. 

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