Wednesday, June 20, 2012
5:07 PM
Few changes in first day of SD 21 recount
The Racine County Board of Canvassers kicked off the recount in the 21st Senate District recall election this morning.
Justin Phillips, campaign manager for incumbent GOP Sen. Van Wanggaard, said this afternoon that the board is largely taking up wards moving from west to east in the district, and that not much has changed in the count thus far.
Phillips said some challenges to ballots have already been made, and that one absentee ballot was found to be improperly counted in the town of Dover.
A spokesman for the State Senate Democratic Committee said the board of canvassers tallied results from a couple of towns today, but didn't have any further details. A call to the Racine County clerk's office was not returned.
Wanggaard, R-Racine, enters the recount trailing Racine Dem John Lehman by 834 votes according to unofficial returns from the June 5 vote. The recount must be completed by July 2, and Wanggaard must pay $5 per ward -- or $685 total -- because the vote margin does not qualify for a free recount.
Daily results from the recount will be posted at the Government Accountability Board's website beginning tomorrow.
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