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A Compton city council election was overturned after a judge ruled that the incumbent councilman rigged votes in order to secure his victory.
Councilman Isaac Galvan is set to be replaced by his challenger Andre Spicer after Superior Court Judge Michelle Williams Court determined last Friday that four of the votes cast for Galvan in a June 2021 runoff election were submitted by people who did not live in the council district.
The judge ruled that his challenger Spicer was the true winner, garnering 854 votes to Galvan's 851.
Spicer, who has contested the elections results for the last year after he lost to Galvan by just a single vote, told NBC LA that he is 'elated' by the ruling.
'I'm grateful to the judicial system,' he said. 'This is something we've been fighting hard for -for the last 11 months.'
It is not clear how soon after the decision Spicer will be taking office.
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