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Morgantown canvass board declares April 20 election results, sets $300 recount fee
Summary
At a May 5 canvass meeting, Morgantown officials declared the April 20 municipal election results, set a $300 maximum recount fee and resolved multiple provisional and absentee ballot challenges; candidates have 48 hours to request a recount.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — City councilors and election officials meeting Monday declared the April 20, 2025, municipal election results, set the recount fee at $300 and resolved a series of provisional and absentee ballot challenges, city staff said.
The action came after election staff walked the canvassing board through stacks of early, absentee and provisional ballots and reviewed county and Secretary of State registration records. Councilors voted to set the fee for a recount at $300 — the amount indicated at the meeting as the legal maximum — and then moved through individual provisional ballots, accepting some and rejecting others based on registration status and deadlines.
The canvass matters because candidates have 48 hours after the…
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