Possibly 2,000 mail-in ballots to be counted, election commission head says
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — As of Thursday afternoon, there are potentially close to 2,000 votes left to be counted by the Peoria County Election Commission two days after Tuesday's election.
However, it's possible the results of those votes will not be known until Tuesday.
Elizabeth Gannon, the election commission head, said her office collected almost 2,000 ballots in the mail and from drop boxes on Tuesday when the polls closed.
However, given the need to open the ballots and get them ready for scanning, it's possible the results will not be released until Tuesday. The commission tends to release updated ballot counts on Thursday and Tuesday.
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Gannon explained she didn't want to release a partial vote total and then let people wonder how many were left and why some were counted and others were not.
The additional votes could affect some races within the city of Peoria, including the 2nd and the 4th District council seats, which were both less than 100 votes apart on Tuesday.
There is no automatic recount despite the closeness of the vote totals. A candidate can request one but they'd have to pay for it, and also, it's not a full recount of all votes. Rather, it's a percentage of the overall vote total.
All ballots must have been postmarked and received when the polls closed on April 1 or Election Day. Some are from overseas or military members, so it takes a long time to get here. It's still possible more ballots could arrive by Tuesday.
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