The judicial recount for the district of Labrador West is underway in St. John’s Supreme Court.
One by one, each ballot is passed down a long table, through the hands of each lawyer, and examined. This morning they completed the recount of seven polls, with 20 polls left to count.
The NDP’s Jordan Brown won on election night over the Liberal incumbent Graham Letto with just five votes. According to the Elections Act, (1991), an election that results in a difference of ten votes or less must have a judicial recount.
After just seven polls, already 20 ballots have been set aside as being in dispute, and will be revisited following the count.
Three days have been set aside in St. John’s Supreme Court for the process.
Both Graham Letto (pictured) and Jordan Brown are present in the courtroom for the recount. @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/uiCB4415K2
— Renell LeGrow VOCM (@R_LeGrowVOCM) June 19, 2019
Jordan Brown and Graham Letto are both sitting in the courtroom for the process.
Brown says even with a growing pile of ballots up for dispute, he’s feeling confident.
Three-days have been set aside in St. John’s Supreme Court for the process.
Brown told reporters outside the courtroom that it’s an interesting, but nerve wrecking process. He says he’s feeling good about things. @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/53ZJYjw4FX
— Renell LeGrow VOCM (@R_LeGrowVOCM) June 19, 2019
