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Lowell City election commission accepts recount petition, schedules Nov. 21 recount; strikes District 3 from certification
Summary
The Lowell City Election Commission accepted a recount petition filed before the statutory deadline, set a recount for Friday, Nov. 21 (ballot removal at 9:00 a.m., count at noon), and struck City Council District 3 from certification pending the recount.
The Lowell City Election Commission on Friday accepted a recount petition filed before the statutory deadline and set a recount for Friday, Nov. 21, after staff reported post-election adjustments and a localized error issuing provisional ballots.
Elections staff told commissioners they had reviewed a spreadsheet summarizing provisional ballots from the Nov. 4 city election and found most were routine but that a "large volume of provisional ballots" had been issued in Ward 8 Precinct 1 in error on election day; staff said corrective action and personnel changes are planned for that precinct. "The problem was identified on election day and corrected," an elections official said.
The staff present…
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