JAY – The town clerk is preparing for an inspection of ballots Wednesday at the request of School Committee member Joel Pike.
The inspection won’t change the result of the race but would give Pike five business days after the inspection to decide whether to ask for a recount, Town Clerk Ronda Palmer said.
The inspection is set for 11 a.m. at the Community Building.
Pike, an incumbent, lost a bid for election April 25, in a very close race after a second count of the ballots.
The first count was done by a ballot-counting machine, and the second vote was done by hand.
Brent DeSanctis and Pike were tied after the first count, 244-244.
The hand count showed that DeSanctis was the winner by six votes, 243-237.
Three candidates ran for election to two three-year terms on the board.
Incumbent candidate Mary Redmond-Luce received 277 votes to win re-election.
The candidates may inspect the ballots in person or designate another person to inspect the ballots on his or her behalf. The public is allowed to attend the inspection, but only to observe.
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