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Delaware County Board of Elections certifies May 20, 2025 primary after return-board review
Summary
The Delaware County Board of Elections voted unanimously to certify the results of the May 20, 2025 municipal primary after return-board members reported that hand counts and paperwork reconciliations matched scanner totals; the board also approved two sets of minutes and discussed precinct consolidations and procedural changes for November.
The Delaware County Board of Elections voted unanimously Wednesday to certify the results of the May 20, 2025 municipal primary after members of the county return board reported that hand recounts and paperwork reconciled with scanner totals.
The certification covers the May 20 primary, including a special midterm contest in several local school and borough jurisdictions, and the board also approved petitions to accumulate write-in votes. "The hand counts verified the scanner counts in all the contests," Regina Shearer, a member of the county return board, told the board during the meeting.
Why it matters: certification finalizes the official tabulation of the primary and begins post-election legal and administrative steps ahead of the November municipal election. The board used return-board observations and a two-percent hand recount of 17 randomly selected precincts to confirm results before voting to certify.
The meeting opened with public comment from Carys Coker of Concord Township, who said…
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