Denton County Elections Administrator Frank Phillips addressed voting machines and election recounts during an April 5 county commissioners meeting.
The discussion comes on after a primary recount for Texas House District 64 and public complaints to remove the use of voting machines in Denton County.
Phillips said a recount is not an election contest but a matter of recounting the existing votes. This process is done with representatives from each candidate and a neutral person. The team recounts the votes, which are acknowledged by each member.
Most recount changes are found with over-votes, which means a resident made a mark on the ballot for both candidates. These over-votes are possible to determine when the team sees the voter’s intent on the ballot.
