recount

This Monday night will mark the official recount of the Ward 4 ballots from the November 7th election. Election Commissioner Manny DeBrito called into WBSM to offer some insight into the recount process.

After losing the Ward 4 election by just 48 votes to incumbent Dana Rebeiro, defeated candidate Joseph "Jo Jo" Fortes is calling for a recount.

Jill Stein is nothing, if not an opportunist. Stein, the 66 year old physician from Lexington, Massachusetts has been running for public office since 2002 and has yet to be elected to anything. She has run twice for Governor of Massachusetts, once for State Representative, Secretary of State and at least once for a local office in Lexington. Her...

Anti-casino activists are considering requesting a recount after city voters narrowly approved a casino proposed for the Brockton Fairgrounds.

The New Bedford Election Commission Office has confirmed Ward Five candidate Jan Baptist has pulled recount papers. Baptist lost last week's election to Kerry Winterson by 36 votes. Election Commissioner Maria Tomasia tells WBSM News Baptist has until 5pm Friday to return the papers with at least ten valid signatures from Ward Five residents...

Town Clerk Eileen Lowney will again preside over Monday's Board of Health election in Fairhaven.

It's the election that won't go away. John Wethington has asked a superior court judge to throw out April's much-disputed Fairhaven's Board of Health election results and compel a new race.

The hotly contested Board of Health race in Fairhaven may head to court, but without the Board of Selectmen's blessing. Losing candidate John Wethington's attorney had asked the board to petition for a new election. Selectmen discussed the request Monday, but decided to take no action, citing the additional costs of holding another election, and the ongoing state election office investigation into

The recounts in Fairhaven have been scheduled for the Planning Board and Board of Health elections for Monday and Tuesday.

The race for the Republican nomination in the state's 9th congressional district appears headed for a recount.