Goodrich-An objection has been filed by two current councilmen and a village resident to a village councilmember’s request for a recount following the Nov. 4 village election in Precinct 4. The request is due to a possible tabulator malfunction or a possible ballot printing error, according to a petition filed by Councilmember Patricia Wartella to the Office of the County Clerk on Nov. 7.
On Nov. 17, Councilmen Ralph Morey and David Lucik, along with village resident and council candidate Norman Bass, filed the objection on three issues: the individual requesting the recount received the most votes and therefore it’s unnecessary to change the results; Norm Bass said he lost the election and feels the results are correct; and as a group, the result was fair and the recount would be costly to the village.
The Board of Canvassers will meet at 1 p.m., Dec. 2 in the Genesee County Circuit Courthouse to consider the petition and the objection.
‘There were difficulties and problems during the voting,? said Wartella, who received the most votes of seven candidates in the election, with 410. ‘If the recount changes my vote count, then so-be-it. Some of the residents said they had difficulties voting and that’s when I contacted the clerk and filed the petition.?
Genesee County Director of Elections Doreen Fulcher said once the Board of Canvassers approves the recount, the township clerk would bring the ballots to the county courthouse.
‘We have the poll books, tabulator tapes and the election data card,? she said.
‘The village would be charged for the hours of Board of Canvassers and election inspectors. That total amount will not be known until it’s done.?