Reply #14: PA: Board should hold a revote in the city

[MelissaB]

July 20, 2005

Board should hold a revote in the city

The Issue: The Berks County Elections Board decides not to hold a special election in four city precincts where 111 votes were lost during the primary election.

Our Opinion: Although those votes probably won’t change the outcome of three races that were decided by fewer than 111 votes, the voters have the right to have their votes counted.


The decision by the Berks County Elections Board not to hold a revote in four city precincts may be based in law, but it seems unfair.

In announcing the decision to certify the election in the city, where a programming error caused 111 votes to be lost, board members cited a Delaware County Court case that said the elections board must determine whether the error caused the will of the voters to be overturned.

More: http://www.readingeagle.com/blog/editorials/archives/2005/07/board_should_ho.html