The Rainier City Council Position No. 2 contest has been officially certified by the Thurston County Canvassing Board, confirming Ryan Roth as the winner by a narrow margin of one vote.
The mandatory manual recount, triggered by the slim vote difference, upheld the integrity of the election, with Ryan Roth's victory remaining unchanged.
The recount involved a three-person counting board hand-tallying ballots from each of Rainier's two precincts.
To ensure accuracy, the totals were cross-verified against machine counts by a two-person verification board.
The entire process was conducted in public, with observers present to witness the proceedings in person.
A manual recount is mandatory when the vote difference is less than 150 and less than ¼ of 1%.
In this case, the total vote difference between the candidates was just 1 vote, with a percentage difference of .2%.
Residents and stakeholders can find detailed election results and information on this website.
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AugieH
Wow! That's a voters' mandate if I've ever heard of one.
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