Since the year 2000, there have been 11 recounts in ranked choice voting (RCV) elections in the U.S., and six of those happened last year! Two were held in Utah, two in New York City, and one each in Portland, Maine, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this episode, Rozan Mitchell of Utah County, Utah, Deb McDonough with the League of Women Voters of Maine, and Jeff Narabrook from the City of Minneapolis walk us through those RCV recounts and recounts in general.

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Resources include stories about the recounts last year and links to recount resources generally.

• Election recounts rarely change the outcome - FairVote blog post

- NYC Recounts:

• Here’s Who Officially Won NYC’s Primary Elections—And Which Two Races Will Have Recounts - City Limits article

• Perkins loses Harlem council primary recount by 114 votes to Democratic socialist - THE CITY article

- Sandy, Utah Recount:

• It’s over — Sandy accepts election results, ends recount bid, elects its first female mayor - The Salt Lake Tribune article

• Sandy, UT 2021 Election Results

- Moab, Utah Recount:

• Dec. 7 recount planned for Moab City Council seats: Grand County voter turnout at 57.13%; candidates weigh in on RCV - Moab Sun News article

• City of Moab 2021 Election Results

- Portland, Maine Recount:

• Roberto Rodriguez leads Portland’s at-large council race after recount - Bangor Daily News article (paywall)

• Memo to City Council about what happened in the Nov. 2021 election

• Portland, ME 2021 Municipal Election Results

- Minneapolis, Minnesota Recount:

• 2021 City Council Ward 2 Election Results

- Citizens for Election Integrity Minnesota website

- NCSL - Election Recounts page