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Rockingham County recount finds precinct totals matched; one early‑vote machine may be rechecked
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Summary
Election staff in Rockingham County concluded a recount after confirming election-day, absentee and provisional totals matched; staff read early-voting totals for each precinct and flagged one machine after a ballot got stuck.
Clerk said the Rockingham County recount concluded after election staff verified that election-day, absentee and provisional precinct totals matched and after staff read early‑voting totals for each precinct. Staff read out vote counts for the two leading candidates in precinct-by-precinct tallies and confirmed overall balance.
The session began with instructions on signatures, tamper-evident seals and procedures for opening early‑voting envelopes and aggregating the three machines used at each early‑voting site. The Clerk told staff the original DS200 tabulators were available for election-day, absentee and provisional counts and that early‑voting sites used three machines each, so early totals are cumulative across those devices.
Throughout the review the Clerk read precinct totals aloud. Examples included Draper (early-vote tally shown: Phil Berger 114, Sam Page 111, overvotes 0, undervotes 3), Wentworth (three machines read cumulatively, e.g., Berger totals 266/144/201 across machines with Page totals 539/381/466) and multiple other precincts reported with zero overvotes and modest undervote counts. The Clerk said that, "we are completely balanced with what it was after our provisional meeting. And that concludes our recount," and thanked attendees.
Staff did note one potential problem: a ballot became stuck in a machine and staff were uncertain whether it had been counted. A staff member reported the issue, and the Clerk said that the affected machine "may have to be done again," indicating that staff could rerun or otherwise recheck that batch to ensure the totals are correct.
The review was largely procedural: staff followed prescribed steps for opening sealed ballots, affixing tamper sheets to separate ballots by date, and reading machine tallies aloud so attendees could follow. After reading all early‑voting machine totals and confirming balances, the Clerk closed the recount. No formal challenges, motions, or votes were recorded on the transcript.
