The incumbent North Las Vegas city councilman who lost his seat by a single vote officially requested a recount Tuesday. “With a one-vote margin, we have an obligation to the voters out there to eliminate any discrepancies,” Richard Cherchio said.
Clark County election officials scheduled the recount for 1 p.m. Friday. Cherchio paid $600 for the recount. Wade Wagner, a 48-year-old dentist, defeated Cherchio, 64, by a single vote in the June 7 election. But that was just the beginning of the drama in the Ward 4 race.
Officials soon discovered that an election worker had mistakenly allowed an ineligible voter to cast a ballot in one Ward 4 precinct. The City Council approved a redo of the election in that precinct, but the city was barred from holding a new election by District Judge Elizabeth Gonzales, who also ordered the city to certify the original election results.
Another judge then temporarily prohibited the city from presenting Wagner with an election certificate.
Gonzales resolved the legal challenges Monday, allowing Wagner to be sworn in Monday night as the new council representative.
The Clark County Election Department will conduct the recount. Cherchio got to choose three precincts from Ward 4 whose votes he wants hand-counted.
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