Quirky World ... Man elected to school board despite winning zero votes

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Quirky World ... Man elected to school board despite winning zero votes

USA: An Iowa farmer who was running unopposed for his local school board failed to earn any votes — not even his own — but he’ll probably still get the job.

Randy Richardson, 42, didn’t find time to vote for himself between his full-time maintenance job at a bean processing plant in Riceville and his chores on his farm near McIntire, the Des Moines Register reported.

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