(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Board of Supervisors will hold a Special Session 1-p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7th, to consider a request for an Administrative Recount of Precinct 5GF, following Tuesday’s General Election. The request will be presented by Adair County Auditor Mandy Berg.

In a social media post, the Auditor’s Office explained, “We had a successful election with one minor hiccup….We had one issue at our Greenfield precinct, 5GF, with a ballot jam in the tabulator. Our precinct election official and the voter noticed immediately that the ballot was not successfully cast and that our tabulator count did not increase, due to the jam. The precinct followed their backup procedures and our office was notified immediately.

“Auditor Berg was able to verify that the count on the precinct tabulator did not include the one voter’s ballot. This was re-verified at the end of the night because of the checks and balances we have in place, showing that 414 ballots were counted and 415 ballots cast. As a result, we will be requesting an administrative recount for that precinct ensuring that the final results include all voted ballots.”

Following the request, Thursday, the Board will act on approving or denying the recount, as explained.