Colbert in Williamsburg runoff, KFC President

The Washington Post reports that Stephen Colbert is involved in a three-way-tie in a local race for a seat on the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District Board in Williamsburg, VA.

His base of support in the historic cradle of democracy? Three voters.

On Nov. 6, voters went to the polls to fill Williamsburg's two seats on the 12-member board, which allocates government funds earmarked for environmental preservation.

The race's declared candidate, Gregory Hancock, took one seat. The other seat, uncontested, ended in a tie of three votes each among three write-in candidates: two College of William and Mary students, and the famed host of "The Colbert Report," who this month dropped his efforts to run as a presidential candidate in the South Carolina primary after the Democratic Party denied his application.

The actual winner will now be drawn from a hat, and if Colbert is chosen, he will have the opportunity to establish residency and take the position. And considering he is currently out of the job, that might not be so bad. Unlike the very undemocratic Democratic Party in SC, Williamsburg Voter Registrar Win Sowder is not hiding his enthusiasm:

"It's pretty funny, actually," said Sowder, who added that it was originally thought Colbert would be ineligible, but that a Virginia State Board of Elections official told her Colbert would have to be given a chance if his name was picked.

"I think he would be afforded the opportunity to come here and establish a residency if he chose, from what I understand," she said.

Colonel Colbert
In other news, TMZ reports that Colbert might soon be challenging Colonel Sanders:

In an open letter to the semi-fictional right wing political pundit funnyman, the restaurant chain has extended an offer to Colbert to serve as KFC President for a day -- "no ballot, election or voting required."