Show-Me Sports Betting Recount Margins

The vote keeps tightening up . . . But there's still a chance that nobody will care enough to initiate a recount in order to keep Missouri vice rolling into the digital era.

Check-it . . . 

If the margin remains at about 700 votes, that would be a majority of 0.03% of the statewide vote, well within the 0.5% margin that would qualify it for a recount. JoDonn Chaney, spokesman for Secretary of State Jay Aschcroft, said Monday that the recount must be requested by someone representing the campaign against the amendment.

“Only certain groups, not anybody, can request it,” Chaney said.

In an email, Chaney said Ashcroft and previous secretaries have interpreted the law to mean only people with a direct interest in the issue can request a recount.

“As we are not an adjudicatory body, any change in this interpretation would need to come from the courts,” Chaney said.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Margin on Missouri sports betting amendment narrows as counties tally official results

Almost 10,000 votes not reported on Election Day in Christian County go heavily against Amendment 2, while small changes elsewhere in the state add to majority.