Red Bank Recount Set For Friday, November 20
The results of the municipal election in Red Bank will be rechecked and recounted on Friday, November 20, 10 a.m., at the Board of Elections office in Freehold, pursuant to a Order by Superior Court Judge Katie A. Gummer.
Judge Gummer’s Order was requested in a petition by Councilman Michael DuPont. DuPont is down two votes to Republican challenger Michael Whelan in the current “unofficial” ballot count. If Whelan prevails, Red Bank Republicans will hold a 4-2 partisan majority on the Borough Council. Should DuPont gain three or more votes in the recount, and if those results are not contested, there would be 3-3 partisan split on the Council with Mayor Pat Menna, a Democrat, being the deciding vote.
In her Order dated November 13, Gummer rejected DuPont’s request that rejected absentee (Vote-By-Mail) and provisional ballots be examined and reconsidered.
Posted: November 16th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2015 Elections, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Red Bank | Tags: 2015 Elections, Michael Dupont, Michael Whalen, Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon, Monmouth County News, Red Bank, Red Bank election, Red Bank Mayor Pat Menna, Sean DiSomma | 1 Comment »