MORRIS-TURNBERRY – A recount of the votes casts in the Morris-Turnberry municipal election has resulted in no changes to the results announced on Oct. 24.
Christopher Michie, one of the six candidates seeking four seats on Morris-Turnberry council, requested the recount on Nov. 1.
“I am asking to verify the numbers, since they are so close,” Michie wrote in his Oct.31 email to Kim Johnston, returning officer for Morris-Turnberry. “It’s for (me) and my supports peace of mind that they are verified accurate. I wouldn’t be doing my own due diligence if I didn’t ask.”
In the original count, Michie finished fifth in the six-person race, one vote shy of the fourth-place finisher Jodi Snell. Michie received 586 votes, while Snell received 587 votes. Current Deputy Mayor Sharen Zinn, who finished third, received 590 votes. Kevin Freiburger received the most votes at 720, while Jamie McCallum was second with 689 votes. Dale McFarlan finished sixth with 328 votes.
In the recount results released on Wednesday afternoon by Morris-Turnberry, the vote counts were exactly the same. Michie was present for the recount.
The 2022-26 Morris-Turnberry council will be comprised of Mayor Jamie Heffer (acclaimed), Freiburger, McCallum, Zinn and Snell.
Council’s first meeting of the new term will be on Nov. 15.
