There is a new face on the Village of Rockyford’s five-person council after a by-election held on Monday, March 14 resulted in the election of April Geeraert.
Geeraert ran as a candidate in the October election and lost to a tiebreaker name draw against fellow candidate Kathleen Morin, and the results of the election were challenged in court by Geeraert in December 2021 after it was discovered that an ineligible voter cast a ballot.
Following the court order, Ms. Morin was asked to step down from the village’s council and a by-election date was settled during the January 2022 council meeting.
Nominations were opened to the public, at the time of nominations closing, Geeraert and Charlotte Bencharski had put their names forward for the by-election. Bencharski also ran as a candidate in the original October municipal election.
The results of the by-election were made official as of noon on Friday, March 18 with Ms. Geeraert receiving a total of 41 votes and Ms. Bencharski receiving a total of 36 votes.
