By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer
The Morganton Board of Elections held a routine recount Friday of the ballots cast during the early voting period before Morganton's city elections, which were held Tuesday.
The recount, required by the state Board of Elections, was held to guarantee the hand count of votes matches the machine count. It has been part of every primary and general election since the beginning of 2006, said Don Wright, general counsel for the state board.
"This is routine," Wright said Friday. "No one has protested the results of the election, and there is nothing that indicates that (any one candidate) didn't get a fair shake."
The state board orders such site checks after all elections and notifies local boards which votes - including which race and whether the board needs to recount ballots cast early or votes cast on Election Day - should be audited, Wright said.
Morganton, the only N.C. municipality that holds its own elections, was told Wednesday morning that the votes cast for mayor in early, or one-stop, voting would be recounted, Wright said.
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