The grassroots group Oxford Hills NO on 1 says it will ask for a recount of last week’s Oxford casino referendum.
In order to officially request a recount, the group must present the Secretary of State’s Office with a petition signed by 100 people who voted in the election. If the difference between yes and no votes is less than two percent, the recount will be done at no cost to the person or group requesting it.
The Secretary of State’s Office has not yet officially tabulated the results of the casino referendum. Unofficial results have the two sides separated by about 5,600 votes, or 1 percent.
The deadline to request a recount is 5 p.m. today.
The last referendum recount was held in 1995, when the United Bikers of Maine requested a recount in a referendum that required all drivers and passengers to wear seatbelts, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.
About 3,000 votes separated yes and no in that vote. The United Bikers of Maine conceded after a few days of counting.
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