The city’s elections board ruled Friday that he collected 138 more signatures than required, despite finding thousands of them to be invalid.
With less than two months to go until the June 21 primary, the challenge has marked one of the more dramatic moments in the race for the District’s next mayor. Both Trayon White, a Ward 8 Council member, and Robert White, an at-large member of the council, as well as former advisory neighborhood commissioner James Butler, are vying to unseat two-term incumbent mayor Muriel E. Bowser .
about a preliminary finding from the elections board that indicated — despite thousands of invalid signatures — he had still collected enough.Following an additional review requested by Robert White’s campaign this week, the elections board said Friday it found issues with about 61 more signatures, ultimately leaving Trayon White with 2,138 valid signatures — still enough to qualify.
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