Democrat Candidate Seeks Recount in Close Council Race
After a difference of only 3 votes proclaimed the winner, the runner-up is now seeking a recount.
Leonard Katzman, who lost by just more than three votes in the Portsmouth Town Council race, is now seeking a ballot recount. Katzman, who was the projected winner on Election Day, received three votes less than his opponent — a total of 3,786 votes — after the mail ballots were counted. His opponent, Republican incumbent Liz Pedro, received 3789 after mail ballots were counted. Katzman is now requesting a recount with the state Board of Elections. "At about 1 p.m. today I filed a formal request for a recount in the Portsmouth Town Council race," Katzman wrote in a released statement. "As of the final tally of the race, including paper ballots, I trail the last winning candidate by only three votes. "I believe that our optical scanner …
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Bill Carson
4:45 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
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