{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Teaneck Today","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog","author_name":"Keith Kaplan","author_url":"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"Does the highest vote recipient become mayor? - Teaneck Today","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JVDdvLtuUB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/ufaqs\/does-the-highest-vote-recipient-become-mayor\/\">Does the highest vote recipient become mayor?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/ufaqs\/does-the-highest-vote-recipient-become-mayor\/embed\/#?secret=JVDdvLtuUB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Does the highest vote recipient become mayor?&#8221; &#8212; Teaneck Today\" data-secret=\"JVDdvLtuUB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Not necessarily. There is a commonly held belief that the individual elected with the highest number of votes should become mayor, but there is very little support for this in law or history. 1930 to 1988 From 1930 when our Town adopted the Council-Manager form of government to 1988 (when we switched to the current [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Mayor-Burr-chosen-1024x51.jpg"}