Alabama: elected, but not sworn in
The Mobile Press-Register reports: Four days after a special judge ruled that Mayor Larry Fluker had lost his runoff last October, Fluker remained in office Friday conducting duties as usual, while the declared winner couldn't find a local judge to swear him in.
"We are still trying to work our way around this legal maze," said Pete Wolff III, who won the hotly contested Evergreen runoff by five votes according to Monday's ruling.
But Fluker said, "I am still the mayor, and I'm acting as mayor." He said Friday, "I'm just taking care of business. I have 14 days to file an appeal, and it will be public record when I do. ... There will be a public announcement."
Specially appointed retired Circuit Judge Edward McDermott issued the ruling that declared Wolff the winner, effectively ending Fluker's term as the town's first black mayor. -- Read the whole article --> Wolff unable to take Evergreen mayor's office despite judge's ruling - al.com