The August 2024 Primary Election resulted in Washington State's closest statewide race in history! The race for who will be in the General Election for our Commissioner of Public Lands came down to just 51 votes, which triggered a mandatory hand recount. So, what do the County Auditors and their election staff, who count the ballots, do during a hand recount? How does the recount work?

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After the incredibly tense 2004 Governor’s Race, the closest governor’s race in United States history, Washington State ushered in numerous election reforms that remedied the mistakes made. The 2024 recount of the almost 2 million votes cast in the August Primary only changed the overall vote total by 2 votes. Watch the counting in action and listen to Thurston County Auditor, Mary Hall, explain the process that ensures the accuracy of our elections.

And the story continues: Washington State Republican Party chair, Jim Walsh, is suing King County Elections over issues of signature verification. Stay tuned to learn more about how vote curing works in a future episode of Elections Explained.
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What this video is about:
In this video, viewers will learn how a hand recount is done in Washington State. The video also touches on the 2004 gubernatorial election and the election reforms that followed. The Secretary of State certified the results of the 2024 August Primary on Wednesday September 4th, concluding many weeks of counting every ballot by hand.

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