(St. Louis Public Radio) – Former Kinloch Mayor Darren Small, who lost on April 7, has filed a court petition that contests the election and alleges vote fraud.
The petition was filed in St. Louis Circuit Court this week, soon after the county Election Board presented the results of its house-to-house survey with county Prosecutor Bob McCulloch.
Neither the board nor McCulloch’s staff will disclose the results of the survey.
Small lost by 20 votes to Betty McCray, who was sworn in by a county judge after city officials refused to let her into City Hall. McCrary could not be reached for comment, but previously has disputed the vote-fraud allegations.
Small is seeking a new election.
In his petition, Small cites a number of alleged examples where non-Kinloch residents were allowed to vote. In some cases, the registered voters’ addresses were listed as vacant lots, his petition says.
All told, only 58 people cast ballots in Kinloch’s mayoral contest.
County elections director Eric Fey said his staff conducted the survey of Kinloch voters’ addresses in response to Small’s initial allegations.
A spokesman for McCulloch said the survey’s findings “have been received and are being reviewed.”