Recount director Philip Sicuso (Dec. 14, 2022)
From left: Dee Owens, watcher for Penny Githens, and SBOA chief of staff Jennifer Gauger. (Dec. 14, 2022)
From left: Monroe County election board member Donovan Garletts, Monroe County election supervisor Karen Wheeler, and Jackson County clerk-elect Amanda Lowery. (Dec. 14, 2022)
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From left: Penny Githens, Dee Owens, and Susan Luther. (Dec. 14, 2022)
Election Central in Monroe County at 7th and Madison streets in Bloomington. (Dec. 14, 2022)
Recount activity in Monroe County at Election Central. (Dec. 14, 2022)
By around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, the recounting activity in Monroe County for the District 62 state house race between Republican Dave Hall and Democrat Penny Githens was completed.
That wrapped up the recounting for all of District 62, which also includes precincts in Brown and Jackson counties.
Recounting in Monroe County took place at Election Central in the old Johnson’s Hardware building at 7th and Madison streets.
The results of the recount won’t be finalized until the state recount commission meets next week.
The final certified tally of votes, before the recount, gave Hall 12,990 votes, which was 40 more than Democrat Penny Githens received.
Recount director Philip Sicuso told The B Square that the meeting has not yet been noticed to the public, but the recount commission plans to convene at 9 a.m. next Tuesday (Dec. 20) at the statehouse in Indianapolis. That’s the deadline for completion of the recount. Continue reading “Manual recounting of ballots completed for District 62 state house, final results next week” →