Tied Fresno County irrigation district board race goes into double overtime
With a single ballot outstanding, a recount of votes cast in a heated race for a Laguna Irrigation District board seat was abruptly stopped Tuesday afternoon, initially leaving the race in a tie of 101 to 101. By law, voters in the district had 24 hours to request the recount be restarted. And that’s exactly what happened. Now the recount is back on, confirmed Fresno County Registrar of Voters James Kus. The office needs to provide at least 24 hours notice of the restarted recount, which is conducted in public view. Kus wasn’t sure if it would happen Thursday or Friday but “We’ll get it done this week,” he said.