Call For Ballot Recount Comes From Both Sides Of Aisle
Craig Dellimore Reporting
CHICAGO (WBBM Newsradio 780) -- A month after a trouble-plagued primary election, officials and candidates from both sides of the political aisle are asking elections officials to take another look at the integrity of the results.
WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports that Cook County Republican leaders want 20 percent of the votes from the March primary recounted, because they fear problems with new voting equipment and untrained election judges may have tainted the results.
Meanwhile attorney and Democratic candidate Frank Avila is threatening to file a federal lawsuit on behalf of Democrats and Republicans.
Chicago Elections Board chairman Langdon Neal says a mandated 5 percent recount has already certified the count was accurate. He says problems with voting machines and elections judges who weren't able to handle the equipment, affected the speed of the vote counting, but not the accuracy.
Still, Neal says the City and Cook County may hold a mock election this summer, to test if its improved machines and procedures will work better
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