{"id":37015,"date":"2022-11-30T20:21:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T03:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/election-officials-formally-order-recount-in-boebert-frisch-race\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T03:21:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T03:21:48","slug":"election-officials-formally-order-recount-in-boebert-frisch-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/election-officials-formally-order-recount-in-boebert-frisch-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Election officials formally order recount in Boebert-Frisch race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Democratic candidate for Colorado\u2019s 3rd Congressional District Adam Frisch and Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo. (AP photos, file)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

State elections officials Wednesday formally ordered a mandatory recount \u2013 as expected \u2013 in the closely watched 3rd Congressional District race between Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her Democratic challenger, former Aspen City Councilman Adam Frisch.<\/p>\n

Boebert leads Frisch, who has already conceded, by 550 votes. But under Colorado law, a mandatory recount occurs when the number of votes separating the leading two candidates is less than 0.5% of the number of votes cast for the leading candidate.<\/p>\n

The 550-vote margin represents 0.3% of the 163,842 votes cast this year for Boebert.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe results of the District 3 race reinforce the fact that every vote matters,\u201d Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat, said in a written statement. \u201cColorado voters have made their voices heard, and I am ordering this recount in accordance with Colorado law to confirm the will of the voters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Griswold\u2019s order Wednesday means the recount can begin immediately.<\/p>\n

Recounts rarely shift the margin in a race beyond a few votes, which is why Frisch conceded in the closer-than-expected contest.<\/p>\n

The 3rd District leans heavily in Republicans\u2019 favor.<\/p>\n

The Colorado Secretary of State\u2019s Office says clerks in each of the 27 counties in the 3rd District, which spans the Western Slope into Pueblo and southeast Colorado, will recount ballots in the same way they were processed during the election.<\/p>\n

Twenty-six counties of the 3rd District\u2019s counties will recount the ballots with scanning equipment, while the 27th, San Juan County, will hand recount ballots.<\/p>\n

The recount must be complete by Dec. 13.<\/p>\n

The Colorado Sun is a reader-supported, nonpartisan news organization dedicated to covering Colorado issues. To learn more, go to coloradosun.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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