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Bill would let state parties request recounts when write-ins win primaries and no candidate filed
Summary
Rep. Timothy Horrigan introduced HB 492 after a Strafford County primary where a write-in gained ballot placement; the bill would give state party committees standing to request recounts in similar situations and require the party to pay customary recount costs.
Representative Timothy Horrigan described HB 492 as a targeted response to a primary election situation in Strafford County on Sept. 10, 2024. In that race, no one had filed for the Republican slot for a county commissioner seat; long-time commissioner George Maglaras received 35 write-in votes in the primary and later appeared on the general-election ballot as the…
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