Clark County Election Board Declines Vote Recount at One of Its Polling Locations
The board said all votes were accounted for, while Democrats argued a recount was needed to verify totals in two close races.
- On Tuesday, the Clark County Election Board voted 2-1 against recounting ballots from four precincts at Jeffersonville High School following Election Day voting machine malfunctions.
- Concerns emerged after a voting machine jammed on Election Day, forcing poll workers to move a memory card to a working unit; Democrats argued this created potential discrepancies in two tight races.
- Republican State Senator Chris Garten leads Democrat Nick Marshall by 297 votes in Senate District 45, while Republican R. Monty Snelling leads Democrat Antonio Veals by 257 votes in the county auditor race.
- Board Chairman Andrew Steele supported counting the ballots, but Attorney Ted Nolting, representing Garten, argued the board lacked legal authority to open sealed envelopes, creating the party-line split.
- Candidates retain the right to file a formal recount or legal contest before the county certifies its final election results by Monday, Nov. 16.
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