Sec. 9-370a. Recanvass on close question vote. In the case of an election or referendum wherein the difference between the “Yes” and “No” vote on a question was less than one-half of one per cent of t

Sec. 9-370a. Recanvass on close question vote. In the case of an election or referendum wherein the difference between the “Yes” and “No” vote on a question was less than one-half of one per cent of the total number of votes cast for the question but not more than two thousand votes, the moderator shall proceed forthwith to cause a recanvass of such returns to be made as nearly as may be in the manner provided in section 9-311. In the case of a regional school district referendum where there is a tabulation of the vote as a whole, the moderators in the district shall proceed forthwith to cause such recanvass to be made upon such tabulation. (1971, P.A. 438; P.A. 98-96.) History: P.A. 98-96 added provision re recanvass in regional school district referendum; (Revisor's note: During the preparation of the 1999 revision the words “shall proceed forthwith to cause a recanvass of such returns to be made as” were omitted from the first sentence of this section following the word “moderator,” due to a computer or clerical error. The omitted wording was reinstated editorially by the Revisors). (Return to Chapter Table of Contents) (Return to List of Chapters) (Return to List of Titles)