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Recount of judge ballots set
Lawrence County will participate in a mandatory statewide election recount tomorrow.
According to Ed Allison, county elections director, the recount is for the Pennsylvania Superior Court contest. Final results from the Nov. 3 general election show that the closeness of the results triggered an automatic recount for the fourth and final seat in that race.
Allison said the recount will begin at 9 a.m. in the county’s voter registration office. At that time, there will be a recanvassing and recounting of all electronic and paper ballots in Lawrence County for the Superior Court contest.
Similar recounts will take place across the commonwealth.
The county was notified of the recount procedures early yesterday afternoon, Allison said.
There were four seats on Superior Court to be determined in the election. Of those, three were won by Republicans Judy Olson, Sallie Mundy and Paula Ott.
Others in the race were Democrats Anne Lazarus, Robert Colville and Kevin McCarthy, as well as Republican Temp Smith. After the original count, Lazarus held a slight lead over Colville.
According to The Associated Press, Colville and McCathy have conceded to Lazarus, but Smith has declined to accept the results as final. The recount is expected to cost Pennsylvania $1.3 million.
State law requires a recount if less than 0.5 percent of the vote separates candidates competing for a position.
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