McCann Seeks Recount

State Representative Sean McCann (D-Kalamazoo) announced Thursday that he will seek a recount following the state’s certification of the election results next week.

Representative McCann had run for the 20^th State Senate District against State Representative Margaret O’Brien (R-Portage). Representative McCann had a lead throughout the night in the 50-50 district, however, Representative O’Brien pulled ahead in the early hours of the morning and ended up winning by 60 votes. After the county canvass was complete, the margin decreased to 59 votes.

Representative McCann cited both the extraordinarily small margin and counting irregularities in his rationale for requesting the recount. More than 80,000 total votes were cast in the race. Additionally, one of the tabulators in a township malfunctioned when counting absentee ballots, resulting in the township clerk contacting the county clerk.

Representative O’Brien commented that the recount request is simply a part of a close election result.

posted by PAA Online , Friday, November 21, 2014 10:36 AM
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