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Orange County Commissioner race recount following 5-vote difference.
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Candidates Austin Arthur and Nicole Wilson could be waiting until the weekend to learn who will represent District 1 as commissioner. Christopher Heath, chief elections administrator, released a timeline for when results from the race could be expected after a machine recount and a possible manual recount, should it be called for. The Orange County Canvassing Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, to begin the process of canvassing “provisional ballots, duplicated ballots, and other relevant matters,” Heath said in the email. Voters in Orange County who voted by mail have until 5 p.m. on Thursday to submit cure affidavits for ballots that were tossed out. It is assumed that a majority of the ballots that were tossed belong to voters who are in District 1. If the Canvassing Board finds that a recount is necessary to tally the result, then a machine recount will be conducted. This count will take place by 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23.Should the results from the machine count trigger a manual recount, the Canvassing Board will order that recount. The deadline to conclude all necessary recounts and provide an accurate ballot count to the Department of State is Wednesday, Aug. 28. If the department does not receive the returns, then the results on file at the time of certification will be used by the department. WESH 2 reached out to both Arthur and Wilson but did not receive any comments from the candidates.
Candidates Austin Arthur and Nicole Wilson could be waiting until the weekend to learn who will represent District 1 as commissioner.
Christopher Heath, chief elections administrator, released a timeline for when results from the race could be expected after a machine recount and a possible manual recount, should it be called for.
The Orange County Canvassing Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, to begin the process of canvassing “provisional ballots, duplicated ballots, and other relevant matters,” Heath said in the email.
Voters in Orange County who voted by mail have until 5 p.m. on Thursday to submit cure affidavits for ballots that were tossed out. It is assumed that a majority of the ballots that were tossed belong to voters who are in District 1.
If the Canvassing Board finds that a recount is necessary to tally the result, then a machine recount will be conducted. This count will take place by 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23.
Should the results from the machine count trigger a manual recount, the Canvassing Board will order that recount.
The deadline to conclude all necessary recounts and provide an accurate ballot count to the Department of State is Wednesday, Aug. 28. If the department does not receive the returns, then the results on file at the time of certification will be used by the department.
WESH 2 reached out to both Arthur and Wilson but did not receive any comments from the candidates.
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