r/nottheonion • u/thieh • 7d ago

Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, will return under settlement

https://apnews.com/article/newbern-alabama-first-black-mayor-settlement-6a158105e703b8fe462afeb6b16a6a2c
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u/my__name__is 7d ago

has a mayor-council government but has not held elections for six decades. Instead, town officials were “hand-me-down” positions with the mayor appointing a successor

Hah, what the fuck. LARPing monarchy.

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u/JulietteKatze 7d ago

What do you think the inbreeding was for?

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u/kmikek 7d ago

If it's good enough for the Holy Roman Empire and the Hapsburgs

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u/Hoffi1 6d ago

The HRE emperor was elected.

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u/oxwof 6d ago

But those elections were usually pro forma after the 13th century, nearly always going to a Habsburg.

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u/Hoffi1 6d ago

But the nearly part shows that the process was more democratic than the situation in Newbern. Even though only 7 people were allowed to cast a vote.