The latest chapter in the saga of Regina Hill may play out in court.
Hill, who was suspended from her Orlando City Council post last year after a felony indictment, is suing incumbent Commissioner Shan Rose and the city, challenging the results of the Nov. 4 election.
The lawsuit filed Friday in Orange County circuit court alleges an associate of Rose’s campaign “gave or promised things of value to voters in exchange for their votes,” and also that the campaign was “ballot harvesting.”
It asks for a judge to toss out the results of the election or to declare Hill the winner.
The certified election results show Rose received nearly 52% of ballots cast, with Hill receiving about 33%. While there was a sizeable 452-vote margin between the two, if Rose had received just 44 fewer votes she

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