UPDATE: Bond Issue for Strongsville Schools
Issue 116 ends Election Day in defeat, but is passing in the morning
NOTE: This story has been updated Nov. 7 with new figures. With all 36 precincts counted, the Strongsville School District's bond issue appeared to have lost by 83 votes, but new figures available Wednesday morning show the issue has passed by 28 votes. However, there will be a recount and provisional votes may not have not been counted. The final tally was 11,006 against Issue 116 and 10,923 in favor, according to unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. On Wednesday morning, the vote is shown at 11,222 for and 11,194 against. Here is a statement by Superintendent John Krupinski: "It is a great day for our district, the Strongsville community, but more importantly, it is a great day for our students. We want to …
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Michelle Mercuri
8:01 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
My understanding is that provisional ballots will not be counted for 10 days post-election (the 16th). That said, the above article indicates that "The final tally was...", and nowhere on the CC Board of Elections site does it state that ANY of the results are final. Especially when the numbers are as close as these are, we need to allow the CCBOE to go through their process and respect the … more ›