(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors met in a Special Session Thursday afternoon (June 9th), following a written request from Cass County Auditor Sara Harris, for an administrative recount of some precincts (Mentioned below), following the June 7, 2022 Primary Election. The recount was requested due to a reported discrepancy between the OVO machine (ballot scanner) and the number of signed declarations of eligibility forms. The counts were any where from one to two votes than higher than they should have been.  Harris said the reason for discrepancy was due to a ballot jam or machine malfunction and per the Secretary of State’s office when this occurs an administrative recount is recommended.

She reports the following precincts will be included in the administrative recount:
– Precinct 2, Atlantic 2 – machine off by 1
– Precinct 3, Atlantic 3 – machine off by 1
– Precinct 5, Atlantic 5 – machine off by 2
– Precinct 6, Bear Grove/Cass/Lewis – machine off by 1
– Precinct 7, Benton/Franklin/Grant/Lincoln/Wiota/Anita – machine off by 1
– Precinct 8, Brighton/ Grove/Pymosa/Washington/Marne – machine off by 1
– Precinct 9, Noble/Pleasant/Griswold – machine off by 1

The Board approved a letter authorizing Sara Harris to conduct an administrative recount at 1-p.m. on Friday, June 10th, 2022. Their next regular meeting is Tuesday, June 14, 2022, the day of the official vote canvass.