Thursday, November 24, 2022

2 MA House of Representative races appear headed for recounts; difference only 10 votes in each race

"CANDIDATES IN TWO Massachusetts House races, each apparently decided by only 10 votes, want elections officials to take another look at the thousands of ballots cast.

Kristin Kassner of Hamilton, who challenged a sitting North Shore incumbent, and Andrew Shepherd of Townsend, who bid for an open Nashoba Valley seat, submitted petitions asking for district-wide recounts in their contests, according to a spokesperson for Secretary of State William Galvin.

The recounts — and, as a result, a final decision in both districts — might not wrap up for several weeks. Galvin spokesperson Deb O’Malley said the secretary cannot order the recounts until after the Governor’s Council, which is scheduled to meet next on Nov. 30, certifies election results.

In both cases, the candidate seeking a recount appears to have fallen less than a dozen votes short. With nearly 20,000 votes counted in the First Middlesex District and more than 23,000 in the Second Essex District, the microscopic margins would both be well below the threshold — one half of one percentage point of all votes — required for a recount."
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The process for a recount is defined by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and can be found ->  https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/Election-Recounts.pdf

Other MA election and voting information can be found online ->   https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/

2 MA House of Representative races appear headed for recounts
2 MA House of Representative races appear headed for recounts


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