FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Megan Sanborn
207-626-8405
November 13, 2012

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Secretary of State’s Office Has Received Nine Candidate Recount Requests

AUGUSTA- Nine candidates for public office have submitted requests for recounts of ballots cast in their respective races on Tuesday, November 6. The deadline to request a recount is tomorrow, Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.

All recounts will be conducted at the Department of Public Safety headquarters on Commerce Drive in Augusta. Recounts are a public proceeding and members of the media may observe. State law requires the State Police to collect the ballots for the recounts and keep them in a secure State Police facility until the recounts have been completed. The ballots are stored in tamperproof metal containers and are closed with specially numbered security seals and locks.

In a recount, the representatives of each candidate and staff members from the Department of the Secretary of State manually review each ballot to determine the official vote tally. Recounts are requested based upon the unofficial preliminary results.

If a recount produces enough disputed ballots to affect the outcome of the election, the Maine House of Representatives would determine which candidate to seat in House races. The Maine State Senate would determine which candidate to seat in State Senate races. The Supreme Judicial Court would make a determination in County races and in Statewide Referenda.

The following candidate recounts have been requested:

Office	District	Candidate (Party)	Unofficial Results	Official Results	Recount Date/Time
House	80	Rachel Sukeforth (D) Melvin Newendyke (R)	2,454 2,459		Wednesday, November 14 at 8:30 am
House	127	Paul Aranson (D) Amy F. Volk (R)	2,720 2,725		Wednesday, November 14 at 1:00 pm
House	94	Timothy G. Turner (R) Teresea M. Hayes (D)	2,226 2,260		Wednesday, November 14 at 5:30 pm
House	70	Bruce A. Bickford (R) R. Wayne Werts (D)	2,266 2,268		Thursday, November 15 at 8:30 am
House	144	Daniel John Archambault (R) William F. Noon (D)	2,379 2,398		Thursday, November 15 at 1:00 pm
House	109	Susan M. Austin (R) Anne P Graham (D)	2,728 2,770		Thursday, November 15 at 5:30 pm
Senate	17	Colleen J. Quint (D) Garrett Paul Mason (R)	9,719 9,766		Friday, November 16 at 9:00 am
House	45	R. Ryan Harmon (R) Brian L. Jones (D)	2,219 2,252		To Be Determined
House	54	Susan E. Morissette (R) Catherine M. Nadeau (D)	2,142 2,176		To Be Determined

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NOTE: The first candidate listed in each race was the apparent losing candidate on Election Day--based on unofficial results--and is therefore the candidate who requested the recount.

A complete schedule of recounts will be released when finalized.