Canvass and Recount Completed in 2019 Municipal Elections

The Macon County Board of Elections held their monthly meeting today in the Macon County Courthouse. Among the things they did was a recount of the Highlands Town Commissioner election and the preliminary total was confirmed. They also looked at Provisional ballots and, based on the research of the Board of Elections Director Melanie Thibault, either approved or rejected the ballots.

Russell Bowling watches as election officials recount the votes in the Highlands Commissioner race.

Three of the provisional ballots rejected were from people who had been removed from the rolls after they had failed to vote in the last two federal election years (the elections in even years) and they had failed to respond to two communication attempts from the Board of Elections. Three other provisional ballots were approved. 

The Board of Elections certifying a step in the process of confirming the totals.

Two provisional ballots in the Franklin election were approved, as was an Absentee Ballot that was hand-delivered on election day.

As a result of the adding of the provisional ballots and the absentee by mail ballot, no changes in the order of any race occurred. The new totals, which are final, are posted below after the preliminary results..

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