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MOTT, N.D. (AP) The newest member of the Mott-Regent School Board voted to appoint herself to a one-year term on the board.

Incumbent Heather Hertz was unseated by a write-in campaign during the regular election earlier this month, but the person who won declined the position.

That led to a special board meeting in which Hertz cast the tie-breaking vote to seat herself.

School Superintendent Myron Schweitzer says he thinks Hertz's vote will stand, since none of the board members protested her participation in the voting based on a conflict of interest.

Information from: Bismarck Tribune, http://www.bismarcktribune.com (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 06-23-09 0706CDT | save this article / add to your favorites list