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Recount conducted of Marshall Co hospital sales tax vote

By Greg Bebermeyer

11/20/2024

Marshall Co Courthouse

(KMZA)-Marshall County voters approved a continuation of a half-cent sales tax for Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville by a 14-vote margin following a recount of ballots from the November 5th general election.

The Marshall County Clerk's Office says a board of six election workers met Monday afternoon to count all 5,022 ballots by hand after county resident Nicole Woodard requested the recount.

Results from the recount showed the sales tax question being approved by a vote of 2,380 to 2,366.

Following a canvass of ballots last week by the Marshall County Commission, the sales tax question had been approved by just an 8-vote margin.

The County Clerk's office says the additional "yes" votes resulted from a combination of ballots marked in red ink, green ink, check marks or pencil that were unable to be read by the tabulating machine.

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