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Fri Jun-06-08 09:53 PM
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19. TX: Angelina County recount doesn't change election results, but adds 959 votes

Angelina County recount doesn't change election results, but adds 959 votes

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By BRITTONY LUND
The Lufkin Daily News

Friday, June 06, 2008

A recount was held Wednesday for five county precinct ballot boxes that were incorrectly tallied in the March 4 primary election.

Thelma "Midget" Sherman, Angelina County tax assessor-collector/election administrator, oversaw the recount. The total number of voters before the recount was 17,850. After the recount, there turned out to be 959 more votes, resulting in a total number of 16,891 votes.

"It didn't change anything (in the election results) — just the numbers," Sherman said.

The error occurred when a site support technician loaded the personalized electronic ballot twice for five of the voting boxes, Sherman said.

http://www.lufkindailynews.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/06/07/Vote_Recount.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=9

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