Hand-count audit matches scanner totals here

A state-required hand-count audit of ballots from one Letcher County scanner found no discrepancy between the paper ballots and the machine’s reported totals. The review examined a scanner used at Letcher County Central High School and votes cast on that scanner for District 5 Constable candidate Eugene Williams. The scanner contained 638 ballot cards, matching its report. The hand count also found 11 votes for Williams, the same number reported by the scanner and tabulated on election night. The audit was conducted by deputy county clerks and observed by County Clerk Winston Meade, a Democratic Party representative, a Republican Party representative and a representative of Sheriff Billy D. Jones. The Secretary of State’s office randomly selects a scanner and a race for the review. The audit checks the selected ballots and race; it is not a countywide recount of every contest. The deadline to request a recanvass was 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, after The Mountain Eagle’s press time.

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