Petersburg Pilot -

On Monday, Clerk Debbie Thompson and Deputy Clerk Becky Regula opened and counted the final votes for Petersburg's 2023 municipal election, as candidates and their supporters anxiously watched in assembly chambers and listened via the live broadcast on KFSK radio.

A total of 12 out of 24 uncounted absentee ballots reached the clerk's desk before the election was certified on Monday, Oct. 9.

The four questioned votes were determined invalid by the state and did not count toward the election.

This brought the total ballots cast to 1262, an increase by 68 votes over last year's municipal election...