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Tie in Gila Bend council race triggers recount; about 135 ballots in dispute
Summary
County staff told supervisors a Gila Bend council contest for the fourth seat produced a tie at 67 votes, prompting a court‑ordered recount that will examine roughly 135 ballots and associated batches.
Scott Jarrett reported that a council race in the town of Gila Bend for a four‑seat contest ended with a tie between the candidates in fourth and fifth place, each at 67 votes. Town officials submitted court paperwork and the county prepared a recount.
Jarrett said the recount will directly affect about 135 ballots; because those ballots reside in larger batches, staff estimate counting through an estimated 16,000 to 20,000 ballots within affected batches to identify and retabulate the contested 135. Jarrett said the county completed logic and accuracy tests for the recount and expected to wrap the recount work this week and deliver variance reports to the town clerk and its counsel for the court to unseal and certify results.
