Article: Recount ready to roll; City Hall event could last all day.(NEWS)

Article: Rushton files four recount petitions; Hand count of all ballots is requested.(LOCAL NEWS)
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  November 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Rushford said. Before a recount can be held, the candidates...Mr. Rushton files more recount petitions tomorrow, that means the earliest the recount could be held is Tuesday...he wants to use the City Council chamber for the recount because it is the largest...Having the ...

Article: We demand a recount!(The Week)
National Review;  November 29, 2004 ;     10 words ...* We demand a recount! Just to relive the election, you understand.

Article: Council engages young people in Council Chamber debate.
Bexhill Observer (Bexhill, England);  December 16, 2006 ;     197 words ......development of Egerton Park to the various links in the mayoral chain. The students sat with Councillors and Officers in the Council Chamber and were invited to make their own comments about Rother and question the Council about its function and responsibilities...

Article: Take Worcester mayoral vote recount: Please! Rushton taking aim at Lukes.(LOCAL NEWS)
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  November 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Mrs. Lukes guaranteed there would be a citywide recount, just in case Mr. Rushton sought a limited recount. The Election Commission already has certified the signatures on the recount petitions filed by both Mr. Rushton and Mrs. Lukes, and now it's just a matter of holding the recount, counting ...

Article: Civic pride as council chamber falls silent.
The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England);  March 7, 2008 ;     310 words ...THE monthly meeting of Sheffield City Council fell silent as word reached the council chamber of the death of Derek Dooley. Local politicians and people in the public gallery stood for a minute with heads bowed in tribute...

Article: Recount may have to wait a bit; Nov. 26 is likely date to count ballots for mayor.(LOCAL NEWS)
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  November 15, 2007 ;     644 words ......ballot, said Friday that he will ask for a hand recount of all ballots cast. To get such a recount, Mr. Rushton must submit to the Election Commission...petitions are submitted to the Election Commission, the recount must be held within 10 days. Also, a three-day notice must be given to the parties ...

Article: We hear Catholic liberals are going to demand a recount.(The Week)
National Review;  May 9, 2005 ;     8 words ...We hear Catholic liberals are going to demand a recount.

Article: Bid to find out cost of council chamber revamp is thwarted.
Leamington Spa Courier (Leamington Spa, England);  February 5, 2008 ;     431 words ...Attempts to find out how much taxpayers' money will be spent on refurbishing the council chamber at Shire Hall in Warwick have been thwarted. Liberal Democrats are furious that plans for the room where county councillors meet...

Article: Chads? What chads? Why prolong the recount agony in Worcester?(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  November 16, 2007 ;     657 words ......Frederick C. Rushton's pursuit of a hand recount of the Worcester mayoral race? To be sure...votes, has every legal right to seek a recount. Yet a week and a half after Mrs. Lukes...Given the inherent divisiveness of any recount - and the black eye the electoral turmoil...

Article: Rationale behind Rushton's request for recount is flawed.(COMMENTARY)
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  November 15, 2007 ;     610 words ......thought Frederick C. Rushton would ask for a recount of the balloting for mayor, in which he...was too large a gap to be reversed in a recount, so they would refrain from seeking one...get for saving the city the cost of a recount. I also anticipated that if they did decide...

Article: And the winner is ... Recount over, it's time to move on.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  November 27, 2007 ;     270 words ......2000 presidential election can stop. The recount also offers reassurance about the accuracy...vote-scanning technology the city uses. The recount showed that suggestions that the 925 blanks...dozen votes were challenged during the recount, indicating that the city's fill-in-the-ov...

Article: Preparing for a recount.(Campaign Doctor)
Campaigns & Elections;  September 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...What precautions should we take for a recount? Background: Recounts or contested elections are very rare (only 1 percent...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Checklist: Is there an automatic recount if the margin is less than 1 percent? What is the deadline...

Article: Developer demands approval, no hearing.(Government)(Residents pack the council chamber before learning the hearing had been canceled)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  September 14, 2005 ;     482 words ......and improvements disproportionate to the subdivision's impact. News of the petition angered residents who packed the City Council chamber for the Monday night hearing. The city did not have time to notify the public that the hearing had been canceled at the...

Article: Vote margin not lone factor; Rushton weighs mayor recount.(NEWS)
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  November 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......week before deciding whether to ask for a recount. Frederick C. Rushton, who appears to...will not make a decision on pursuing a recount until the final tally of votes is recorded...might happen if and when a request for a recount is made. We want to make sure that the...