Two former Colorado GOP candidates who subscribe to election denial claims cannot get a hand recount of votes in their races in the 2022 primary election, the state’s Elections Division director told them this week.
Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters was running for the GOP nomination for secretary of state and Colorado House Rep. Ron Hanks was seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Both lost their races by large enough margins that they wouldn’t automatically trigger any recounts — the margin of victory would have to be within half of a percent.
Candidates have the opportunity to request recounts of their elections despite vote margins, but they would have to pay for the costs that counties would incur to conduct the tabulations. Both Hanks and Peters requested recounts in letters notarized July 12 and 13 and sent to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. The office cited the cost for recounts in each race as $236,279.37, and the law requires candidates to pay for costs within a day of receiving the estimate.
However, election rules say the recounts must be conducted in the same manner as the original election, Elections Division Director Judd Choate wrote to Peters and Hanks on Tuesday. The only way a different type of recount would be allowed is if there were certain discrepancies that did not occur in this election.
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