Cole on fence over recount

Cole on fence over recount

Madison School Board candidate Maya Cole said today that she is still trying to decide whether to ask for a recount of the vote in her race.

Cole lost Tuesday's election to Arlene Silveira by 86 votes, less than one quarter of 1 percent of the almost 36,000 votes cast.

"My opinion is that I don't think a recount is going to bring about a change" in the outcome, Cole said in a telephone interview, adding that she doesn't want to waste time or money.

But Cole also said she has had some 20 people contact her since the election to urge her to ask for a recount.

It is hard to get people to vote at a time when national voting scandals have eroded confidence in the political process, she said, adding that she wants her next move, whatever it is, to still encourage her supporters to stay engaged. "I don't want people to feel like their vote didn't count."

Cole said she hopes she and her top advisers will have a consensus by later today or Friday.

Published: April 6, 2006
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Posted by Thomas J. Mertz at April 6, 2006 3:01 PM
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