Tied vote count leaves heated Fresno County irrigation district race in limbo
A heated election for a board seat at the Laguna Irrigation District is stuck in a tie with both candidates having garnered 101 votes. Wes Harmon, a local well driller, challenged incumbent Frank Zonneveld, Laguna’s board president. Zonneveld had no comment on the race and only wrote in an email that whatever happens next is, “way above my paygrade.” Staff at the Fresno County Registrar of Voters met on Wednesday morning to discuss what processes will take place in the event of tied races.Typically there will be a recount, according to department staff. But as of Wednesday morning, no official process had been disclosed.