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Article: Rushton files four recount petitions; Hand count of all ballots is requested.(LOCAL NEWS)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
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- November 16, 2007
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Byline: Nick Kotsopoulos
WORCESTER - Frederick C. Rushton, the apparent runner-up in the Nov. 6 mayoral election, formally triggered a ballot recount for that contest yesterday when he filed four recount petitions with the Election Commission - one each for Wards 3, 6, 8 and 10.
In his petitions, Mr. Rushton is requesting a hand count of all ballots casts in those wards. He plans on filing similar recount petitions for the remaining six wards (1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 9) today.
Each petition must include the names of 10 registered voters, which must also be certified by the Election Commission.
The deadline for filing recount petitions with the Election Commission is ...