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					Originally Posted by  Macman
					 
				 
				If Chu resigns and the election was this close, shouldn't the runner up just get the seat on council? I would think so. 
			
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No. It definitely should go to a by-election so that the voters can have their say again in terms of representation.
If we had ranked ballots I could potentially understand going to the #2 candidate if the #1 resigned right away.