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November 5, 2008

Will Juster request a recount? Should everyone?

In a comment on my last post, Joe Dumas brings up the possibility that Gregg Juster, who appears to have lost yesterday's county School Board election by just ten votes, could ask for a recount. The slimness of the margin suggests it's worth double-checking, but local media have so far settled on calling it a win.

According to election officials, George Ricks Sr. won with 3,412 votes to Juster's 3,402; Anita Polk-Conley got 2,932 and Francetta Pierce ended up with 1,250. There were 100 write-in votes.

We don't know whether or not Juster will request a recount, but a supporter told me that "some people are encouraging him to do so."

This kind of thing makes my [whatever I have going on] act up. If the ballot-reading machines and other methods used to tally votes are in any way inaccurate, it only matters to most people in races like this one; but it matters to me even in blowouts like Andy Berke vs. Oscar Brown. I want to know the exact numbers for all the races, please. Not "close enough." I realize it's academic in most cases. But getting it right (the first time) is the right thing to do.

Hamilton County Elections | By joe lance | 9:00 PM

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Comments

I don't think it matters in blow outs because the chance the results are completely wrong are slim. But in a race where it's a statistical tie and only 10 votes separate the two candidates, I don't know why anyone should even have to ask for a recount. The provisionals alone could make the difference!

Posted by: Kevin at November 5, 2008 10:38 PM

What I'm not clear on is whether or not the provisional ballots have even been analyzed and counted at this point. If not, that alone could potentially make a difference, depending on how many provisionals were cast.

In any case, it seems to me that in a race separated by 10 points, its definitely worth doing a recount.

Posted by: Jeremy Clifton at November 6, 2008 1:28 AM

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