Janna Wegner, chairman of the Board of Elections, holds up a copy of the canvass report, signed by Wegner and fellow her board members.
The Canvass Meeting was short – about 10 minutes long – and consisted of Board Chairman Janna Wegner reading off the total vote counts for each candidate in each race on the ballot in Scotland County before the three board members signed off on the election,
The tallies may be considered official, but there is still room for people to question the results of the May 4 primary.
Two candidates – J.D. Willis and Jennifer O'Donnell – may request a recount as they each lost by less than one percent of the vote.
Willis lost his bid for the Democratic nomination for a seat on the Scotland County Board of Commissioners by just one vote while O'Donnell lost by seven votes in a six-way contest for an At-Large seat on the Scotland County Board of Education.
No one has asked for a recount.
Scotland County residents who are eligible to vote can also protest the election by noon on Thursday.
Protests can be held by anyone who believes someone who was not a legitimate Scotland County registered voter cast a ballot in the election, according to Dell Parker, director of the elections board.
Reasons could include someone who has moved out of county but failed to change their registration or someone voting on behalf of a deceased voter.
A protest that proves factual could lead to a new election for those positions that could be affected, according to state law.
No protests have been filed, according to Parker said.
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