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A hearing officer Monday concluded that voter fraud occurred in Vernon's June City Council election, throwing out seven of the 64 ballots cast in the race and declaring a new winner.

The Anaheim City Council heard public comments for over three hours Wednesday from residents who want voting districts they say will increase Latino representation. But the council rejected the proposal on a 3-2 vote.

Pennsylvania’s financially distressed capital city is seeking Chapter 9 bankruptcy, citing overwhelming debt, but Harrisburg’s mayor and top city lawyer said the filing signed by a City Council member was not legal. The petition docketed by U.S. Middle District bankruptcy court Wednesday listed about $458 million in creditors and claims, and said the city faced “imminent jeopardy” from six pending legal actions by creditors related to a debt-saddled trash incinerator.

The future of the beleaguered Bell, California, City Council is unclear.