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Commissioners find and correct a four‑vote discrepancy during precinct reconciliation
Summary
During the precinct-by-precinct readout commissioners noticed a four‑vote variance in one contest. Staff pulled tally sheets, re-tabulated hand counts against the unofficial report, adjusted totals and reprinted the summary page; the correction did not change contest outcomes.
As commissioners read precinct totals aloud, staff identified a four‑vote variance in a nonpartisan/local contest and pulled the corresponding tally sheets and hand‑count ballots to investigate. Officials traced the difference to a key‑entry/precinct attribution error in the hand‑count additions and corrected the totals, reprinting the summary so the board could verify the correction.
Talps explained the process she used to find the error and said she would follow up with the secretary of state to ensure the abstract and electronic inputs matched. The board moved forward to approve the canvas after the discrepancy was reconciled; Talps said the change did not alter the outcome since both candidates advanced to the general election.
