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Lowell Elections Commission opens District 3 hand recount, outlines protest and tally rules
Summary
The Lowell Elections Commission began a hand recount of District 3 ballots, explained protest procedures and voter-intent rules, set observer limits and agreed to use a 'graph' tally method while reserving absentee adjudication for later in the evening.
Lowell’s Elections Commission opened a hand recount for District 3 ballots shortly after 12:30 p.m., explaining how sealed ballots were opened, repacked into blocks of 50 and will be counted precinct by precinct.
An election official told those present: "we have opened the crates of sealed ballots, counted them into packs of 50, resealed them," and said tally teams and a master tally clerk would record and display precinct totals. Secretary Pope called the meeting to order at 12:33, noting the absence of Chair Murphy.
The commission laid out how observers and campaign agents may register protests during the count. The official instructed observers to announce a protest by saying "protest" or "object," and said protested ballots would not be recorded on the tally sheet until the commission…
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