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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Council race recount set
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By LINSEY MAUGHAN

STAFF WRITER

The Hancock County Board of Elections certified most election results Tuesday, but one village race will require a recount, and a school board contest may need one.

The certified election results include Hancock County's provisional votes, which are those cast by voters who didn't update their voter registration in time after changing addresses within the county, or moving to Hancock County from a different county.

Voters who were unable or declined to provide proper identification at the polls also had to cast provisional ballots.

Election officials have 10 days after the election to count provisional ballots. During that time, election workers verify the voter's eligibility.

The certified results also include absentee ballots that were postmarked on Monday, Nov. 2, the day before the election.

With new election totals reflecting these additional votes, the Rawson Council election results will have to be recounted, according to Board of Elections Deputy Director Lori Miller.

Miller said the results qualify for an automatic recount, which occurs when there is less than one-half of 1 percent difference in vote totals.

Four seats were available in the race, and votes were divided among five candidates: Lori Jean Neff, 104 votes; Roger Warren, 104 votes; Gudmund R. Rasmussen, 75 votes; Joyce Marie Baumunk, 74 votes; and Kelley C. Sprosty, 74 votes.

Neff and Warren are winners; the recount will determine the other two winners. Miller said the recount will take place at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1.

The Arcadia Board of Education race also may also see a recount, but Hancock County awaits the voting results of Seneca County, which also has some residents in the Arcadia School District.

On election night, Corey Boes and Robert Colman were one vote apart for one open seat on the school board. With Hancock County's certified vote, they are now two votes apart, with Boes leading 453-451.

"Everything else looks like it's going to be fine, although some (races) do have overlapping counties," Miller said.



Tax issue votes

With all provisional votes and absentee votes factored in, Hancock County's final vote counts for the county sales tax, city income tax and Findlay school bond issue are as follows:

• The Hancock County sales and use tax passed with 14,768 votes or 61.71 percent in favor, and 9,162 opposing the tax.

The sales tax gained an additional 140 votes in favor, as well as 101 votes in opposition.

• The City of Findlay income tax passed with 6,393 votes or 54.51 percent in favor, and 5,336 against.

The income tax gained an additional 77 votes in favor, and 79 votes in opposition.

• The Findlay School District bond issue passed with 6,329 votes or 51.32 percent in favor, and 6,004 opposed.

Provisional and absentee votes accounted for 88 votes in favor of the bond issue, as well as 68 votes in opposition.

Finally, the Cory-Rawson School District bond issue passed with 963 votes or 58.40 percent in favor, and 686 against.

The issue gained an extra 12 votes in favor, and three votes in opposition, through provisional and absentee votes.

Maughan: 419-427-8417,




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People with information about this or any other crime that would lead to an arrest or indictment will be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.

Crime Stoppers can be called weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 419-425-TIPS or 419-425-8477. Callers can remain anonymous.

The Web site is www.hancockcrimestoppers.org.