Recount begins

[The Straight Story]

Recount begins

By MATT SANCTIS
Staff Writer

Six weeks after voters in Sandusky and Ottawa counties cast their votes, elections officials in both counties will be counting those votes again next week.

This time, the recount was forced by presidential candidates for the Green and Libertarian parties, who demanded recounts in each of Ohio's 88 counties. They also put up the $113,600 -- or $10 per precinct -- that is required to force a recount.

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But Sandusky County Elections Director Barb Tuckerman said the money that the county received probably will cover the costs. Eight two-person teams will begin recounting ballots on Wednesday, Tuckerman said.

"They gave us a check for $720, which should cover the costs," she said. "We don't have to give that money back whether we use all of it or not."

Monette Garn, assistant director of the Ottawa County Board of Elections, said her staff will begin recounting ballots Monday morning.

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