Down to the wire: How do Oregon recounts work?
By Andrew Segal KVAL NewsAll the procedures for a recount are set out by Oregon law. What triggers a recount? A race gets an automatic recount if the top two candidates are within one-fifth of one percent of each other. That means if there are 100,000 votes cast -- the approximate number in the Eugene mayor's race -- the candidates would have to be separated by no more than 200 votes. How is the recount conducted? The automatic recounts are full recount. That means every single vote is counted by hand. Who picks up the cost? That depends. The state pays for statewide races, the county for county races and the city would pay for the mayor's race. When will we know if a recount is necessary? First, elections officials will count ballots received from other counties, provisional ballots... and ballots with signature problems. That must be done and the results certified by the 20th day after the election, or Nov. 24. If the races are still within the one-fifth of a percent margin on that date, then the recount will begin. |
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