Recount Affirms Jail Approval New Results Seen As Surprisingly Similar to Those Reported in Nov. 8 Election

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SKOWHEGAN - After nearly eight hours Tuesday counting 14,000 ballots and then recounting some of those already tallied, officials affirmed the Nov. 8 vote that narrowly approved the construction of a new jail in Somerset County.

With only 28 votes tipping the scales in favor of the $30 million bond package, county Republicans, led by Skowhegan attorney John Youney, petitioned county commissioners for a recount, which was held Tuesday at the Skowhegan Community Center.

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Recount Affirms Jail Approval New Results Seen As Surprisingly Similar to Those Reported in Nov. 8 Election

Twelve teams of three people - two counters and a monitor - some from as far away as Bar Harbor, labored over the ballots, which had been held by the Maine State Police since the petition was sub...

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