Shelton, Quinonez win
Ward 2 may still be undecided, Lopez, Lindemann separated by 1 vote

By Larry Blaskey
Douglas Dispatch
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 3:16 PM MDT


Who will be the City of Douglas councilman for Ward 2 may still be undecided as the city prepares to move ahead with a possible recount.


In the unofficial results released on Tuesday, March 9, Lindemann fell to Richard Lopez in Ward 2 by a count of 67 to 61, while Ray Shelton narrowly kept his position in Ward 4 by a vote of 105 to 98 over Frank Ambriz. Quinonez easily defeated Jose Acedo in Ward 6 by a total of 83 to 41.

Shelton and Quinonez both increased their leads after the final tallies were released on Friday — Shelton winning 114-101 over Ambriz, and Quinonez 90-42 over incumbent Acedo.

But in the Ward 2 vote, Lindemann gained 8 votes while Lopez only 1. with Lindemann winning 69-68.

Those new votes were due to provisional ballots and early ballots not counted on Tuesday.

Provisional Ballots are those that officials have initial concerns about, and the Early ballots were those that were turned into the polling places on Tuesday instead of mailed. If an early ballot is received after the polls close, it cannot be counted.

A meeting was scheduled at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, after presstime to canvass teh votes.

At that point, it is likely that City Attorney will petition the courts for a recount in Ward 2 since only one vote separated the two candidates.

It is then up to the court to order a recount.

 

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