There will be recount ballot counting at the expense of three candidates: Lily Baran, who finished third by just 15 votes to Frank Perez for second place for the November runoff for Reno Ward 1 City Council against Kathleen Taylor; Mark Lawson who was 1725 votes behind Clara Andriola for the Republican nomination for the Republican leaning County Commission District 4 seat; and Paul White, who was 2317 votes behind Diane Nicolet to face off against Perry Rosenstein for the District G School Trustee position.
A message from Candee Ramos in the communications team for Washoe County sent to commissioners and forwarded to Our Town Reno today confirmed this.
"There are three races from the most recent primary election that have had demands for a recount: Mark Lawson for County Commission District 4, Paul White for School Board Trustee District G, and Lily Baran for Reno City Council Ward 1," the email indicated.
"Per NRS 293.405(3) and NAC 293.365, the recount must commence within 5 days of the demand, it must be completed within 5 days after commencing, and it must be canvassed within 5 working days of completion. Our interim ROV, Cari-Ann Burgess, has indicated her intention is to begin the recount this Friday and finish over the weekend.
The canvass for the recount has been scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 2 at 8 a.m. in Chambers."
It remains unclear how much the recounts will cost for each candidate, which they need to pay for and then only get reimbursed if the result is reversed.
In an email forwarded to media County Commissioner Mike Clark asked several questions: "Is it possible to watch the recount? And if so – when can that be done over a weekend – how do people enter the county complex. I attended a recount back in 2014 and we all sat around and watched in a designated area.
Also, why is this meeting not listed on the Commission Agenda portal, I looked about an hour ago.
Why have this before the fire board and not after, are we attempting to make this the most difficult as possible for residents to show up?"