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Atlanta mayoral election, 2017 The election was first certified on December 11, 2017, and showed Bottoms remain in the lead with 46,667, or 50.45 percent, and Norwood had 45,835, or 49.55 percent thus increasing her lead to 832 while still remaining below the 1 percent threshold needed to avoid a recount.[2] The recount, which occurred on December 14, 2017, showed that Norwood picked up five votes and Bottoms lost six in Fulton County, while DeKalb County remained the same.[3] The election was re-certified on December 17, 2017 after Fulton County accepted the new results.[4] Norwood officially conceded the race to Lance Bottoms on December 21, 2017.[5] Lance Bottoms was sworn in as the 60th Mayor of Atlanta, GA on January 2, 2018.
Mayor Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board.