District 4 recount completed, hand count same as computer tally – Cal Coast News
By JOSH FRIEDMAN
The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office has completed a recount of the ballots in the District 4 supervisorial race, resulting in the exact same vote totals as the initial tally.
Supervisor Lynn Compton
Arroyo Grande Councilman Jimmy Paulding unseated incumbent Supervisor Lynn Compton in District 4. Paulding received 10,769 votes, or 51.53 percent, and Compton garnered 10,130 votes, or 48.47 percent, according to both the initial tally and the recount.
Elections officials used machines to count the votes in the initial tally. Clerk-recorder’s office personnel counted the votes by hand during the recount, and observers monitored them as they did so.
Paso Robles resident Darcia Stebbens requested the recount. Stebbens stated in a letter to the county that she requested the recount on behalf of Compton, but not necessarily at the request of the incumbent supervisor.
Stebbens has already paid the county thousands of dollars to fund the recount. The clerk-recorder’s office has yet to determine whether Stebbens owes more money.
Local conservatives reportedly donated to help fund the recount.
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Lets return to voting in person with allowances for those that can not. Time to stop this mailing out ballots to everyone and anyone.
Good for him. Let’s see how long it takes him before he blows his opportunity. It shouldn’t take long.
Just to be sure, I think the Republican Party should pay to check it at least two more times. More if they can afford it. Maybe get Trump to do a fundraiser to pay for a dozen recounts just to make sure the Libs didn’t pull another fast one.
Recounting money fake and/or real money in the pile does not make the net amount of money one has be anymore real.
The fake money requires a forensic evaluation…. need to test the money for FAKE…
So don’t judge the results so quickly….more to come…the best is yet to come!
Looking for smudges to see under the black light? …They aren’t what you think they are. 😉
Honestly these conspiratorial wet dreams need to be put to bed.
I feel the same about Hillary Clinton and her failed Russian hoax.
Thanks for the public benefit assuring that we have accuracy in our local elections. This is good, onward and upward.
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