The State Board of Elections has received a request for a hand recount in a random sample of precincts in the election for House District 32, which includes Granville and Vance counties.
After the initial machine recount, Republican candidate Frank Sossamon trails Democratic candidate Bryan Cohn by 228 votes, 21,215 to 20,987. Additional provisions for hand-to-eye recounts (N.C.G.S. § 163-182.7A(a)) permits a candidate to request a sample hand-to-eye recount within 24 hours after the initial recount. Sossamon requested the recount.
The State Board will conduct a random drawing at 4:30 p.m. today (Monday, Dec. 2) to determine the Election Day precincts or early voting sites that will be recounted by hand in Granville and Vance counties.
Members of the public can observe the random selection in person at the State Board of Elections Office, Third Floor, Dobbs Building, 430 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27603.
The event can also be observed remotely as follows:
- Online: Webex (Password: NCSBE)
- By phone: Dial (415) 655-0003, enter access code 2430 597 8945#, password 62723#)
The Granville County Board of Elections will conduct its hand recount in the sample of precincts starting at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Granville County Board of Elections, 208 Wall St., Oxford, NC 27565.
The Vance County Board of Elections will conduct its hand recount starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Henry A. Dennis Building, 300 S. Garnett St., Henderson, NC 27536.