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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 ...