Some razor-thin vote margins mean a recount is in order in Nanton.

The unofficial vote count from election night shows the middle five council candidates being within 10 votes of one another.

Those are Dan McLelland (333), Amanda Bustard (334), Julia Anderson (335), Kenneth Sorenson (340), and Roger Miller (343).

Of the five, only Sorenson and Miller were elected.

The recount was requested by a candidate, according to Nanton’s returning officer, Shellah Petersen.

“Based on that, we’ve given the candidates 12 hours' notice. Once we’ve given them that notice, we’re able to do the recount tomorrow morning.”

The recount is expected to happen at around 9 a.m. tomorrow, with results likely to be released around noon.

 

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