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Democrats Mon Apr 09 2012
Guzzardi Calls for Vote Recount
State representative candidate Will Guzzardi announced today that he will be pursuing a recount in his campaign against incumbent 39th District Representative Maria Antonia "Toni" Berrios.
Guzzardi, a former journalist, did not concede the race on March 20. At that moment he was only down by 72 votes and a precinct had yet to be counted. Currently, Guzzardi only trails Berrios by 125 votes, or 1.6 percent of the vote.
In a press release, Guzzardi said, "We are committed to ensuring that every single vote is counted accurately. At the end of the recount process, we may have won, or we may fall short. But we owe it to the people of this district who showed up to vote to make sure their voices are fully heard."
According to the press release, Guzzardi's campaign received reports of "possible indiscretion or inconsistencies at polling places on Election Day and during early voting."
In a phone interview, Guzzardi said that the main reason for the recount was to follow-up on the reports made to his campaign.
If Guzzardi still has fewer votes than Berrios, the campaign will "Look at our options from there," according to Guzzardi.
