{"id":4835,"date":"2020-12-10T14:00:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=4835"},"modified":"2020-12-11T12:08:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T19:08:14","slug":"san-diego-democrats-request-recount-in-santee-city-council-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=4835","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Democrats request recount in Santee City Council Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Written by Michael Palomba<\/em><\/p>\n<p>San Diego Democrats are requesting a recount in the race for Santee&#8217;s District 4 City Council Seat. The seat in question was won by endorsed Republican Dustin Trotter, who secured just 5 votes more than his opponent, Samm Hurst.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4781\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Trotter-740x241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Trotter-740x241.jpg 740w, https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Trotter-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Trotter-150x49.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Trotter-768x250.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Trotter.jpg 898w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The request for a recount was submitted by Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, chairman of the San Diego County Democratic Party, on behalf of Samm Hurst. The chairman sent a letter to County Registrar Michael Vu one day before the December 8th deadline.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I remember watching the 2000 presidential election recounts as a middle school student. I never thought I\u2019d be in a place where I\u2019d request a recount but here we are. As chair of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sandiegodems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sandiegodems<\/a> I have requested a recount for the Santee City Council D4 election <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SDVOTE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SDVOTE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/democracy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#democracy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v3vaftj6js\">pic.twitter.com\/v3vaftj6js<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Will R.K. (he\/him\/his) \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 (@WillRK787) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillRK787\/status\/1336423121306337285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vu said that the recount would take place no later than a week from the date of request, however, he also mentioned that the group requesting the recount will need to come up with a deposit for the recount before it begins. As of right now, Vu has not determined the cost.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez-Kennedy is calling for a full review of all ballots that were not counted \u201cincluding unopened or rejected vote-by-mail ballots and provisional ballots, and any relevant information related to those ballots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he said he wanted to \u201cexamine damaged and corresponding remade ballots &#8230; data cards, magnetic or other media used to record and store vote data\u201d and other relevant material.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Tuesday,\u00a0Rodriguez-Kennedy said the County Democratic Party is\u00a0\u201cwell positioned to pay the deposit,\u201d but the party launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.ngpvan.com\/zpV3pj0wjEWeLkD9_Bs-TA2?fbclid=IwAR3MTdsHApWQ5jR9F2ucrqQkaveHsiKTchQ8MBBmsvSfrTdEWzebh2kcTfY\">donation page<\/a> asking supporters to chip in and cover the cost.<\/p>\n<p>Freshly re-elected Mayor John Minto spoke to Trotter regarding the situation, asking him &#8220;how he felt about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe felt he should be seated since the Registrar has declared him as the victor. If things change, and the recount shows incorrect counting, it will be up to the ROV to recertify the election. In that case, at the next council meeting we\u2019ll declare the election recertified and seat Samm Hurst. Let\u2019s just see what happens and let the chips fall where they may.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>San Diego News Desk reached out to Dustin Trotter who pointed to the hypocrisy of Democrats. He said that while Democrats are lambasting Donald Trump for challenging an election, county democrats are doing the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the letter from Will Rodriguez-Kennedy was received after the deadline. It was actually received the day before the deadline, and the article has been updated to reflect that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/new.mgnonline.com\">MGN<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Michael Palomba San Diego Democrats are requesting a recount in the race for Santee&#8217;s District 4 City Council Seat. The seat in question was won by endorsed Republican Dustin Trotter, who secured just 5 votes more than his opponent, Samm Hurst. 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