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Benton County canvasses local election results, board acknowledges post‑election audit
Summary
The Benton County Board of Supervisors formally approved the canvass of a recent local election, confirmed vote tallies including a write‑in result, and acknowledged a post‑election audit showing hand counts matched machine counts.
The Benton County Board of Supervisors approved the official canvass of a recent local election and acknowledged the results and related post‑election audit on the record.
The county auditor (Hailey, county staff member) read vote tallies for multiple races, saying, “Randy Johnson… had 91, and there was 2 absentees for 93 cast. Shane Light, 85… Scott Huber… 15 with 2 absentees for a total of 17,” and that “Shane Light was the write in winner with 38.” After the reading, a supervisor moved to approve the canvass; the motion passed with “Tippett, aye; Seaman, aye; Bowles, aye.”
County staff also told the board the state’s post‑election audit process had been completed for a randomly selected precinct and reported that “the hand count matches the machine count.” The board voted to formally acknowledge that post‑election audit; the motion passed by voice vote with the same aye pattern.
Why it matters: The board’s canvass makes the county’s vote totals official for the races tallied at that meeting and completes a required administrative step that enables issuance of abstracts and certificates to successful candidates.
Meeting actions: Board members signed canvass documents and certificates; staff will file the abstract and other paperwork with the county record. The minutes show the board then moved on to other business.
The board also approved routine minutes and adjourned later in the meeting.
