Recanvass (Recount) on BOE & at-large Council Races

Just when you thought the Norwalk Municipal election was over, it continues. Due to the automatic triggers of the 1% rule, an automatic recount of the board of education (BOE) and at-large common council races has been triggered. The recount will be held at 10 am at City Hall in the Community Room with Professor Plum and the lead pipe.

Here’s the current “official” vote totals for the at-large race:

Doug Hempstead*
6815
Rick McQuaid*
6522
Fred Bondi*
6467
Joanne Romano*
6273
John Tobin*
6074
Anna Duleep
6034
Amanda Brown
5664
Thomas Agosto
5399
Mike Geake
5319
Kate Tepper
5134

Here’s the current “official” vote totals for the BOE race:

Steve Colarossi*
6671
Sue Haynie*
6400
Erin Halsey*
5947
Heidi Keyes*
5908
Artie Kassimis
5897
Amy Jimenez
5486
Shirley Mosby
5427
Rosa Murray
5554

So what does the recount entail?

All the ballots will be manually examined for the hanging chads, stray marks, duplicate votes. marks outside the bubble in order to determine voter’s intent and then rerun through a ballot machine. Then the totals will be final, once everyone agrees on the ballots submitted and run through the machine.

  • Secondhand Rose

    I could swear I saw an early Hour report that claimed Jimenez remained on the BOE, but from the looks of things it doesn’t appear to be that way. Can’t say I’m disappointed, either.

    I wish the new BOE well. They sure have their work cut out for them. And I hope they’ve been paying attention to all the commentary that’s been taking place the past few months – and making notes.

  • Barnstorm

    I think the only notes they’re capable of reading are the Cliff Notes. We’ll see what the new folks bring to the table. It shouldn’t be boring.

  • Norwalk Recycler

    “I could swear I saw an early Hour report that claimed Jimenez remained on the BOE, but from the looks of things it doesn’t appear to be that way. Can’t say I’m disappointed, either. ”

    Yes – you are correct. Tues. night the Hour first stated that the Republicans had swept the BOE, they then claimed that Calorossi, Kassimis, Jiminez had won and Keyes/Halsey too close to call. By Wed morning they changed their story to the current version.