Vote Totals Unchanged After Recount of Ballots

The Dubuque County Auditor’s Office on Wednesday finished its administrative recount of ballots from 15 precincts, and vote totals are unchanged. County supervisors on Monday approved the recount of precincts 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 23, 26, 32 and 34 after officials learned of an error possibly affecting 19 ballots in last week’s primary election. County Auditor Kevin Dragotto decided to pursue the recount per the recommendation of the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office after Dubuque County and multiple other counties using the same model of the Unisyn ballot counting machines experienced paper jams.