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Belmont County Board of Elections member Frankie Lee Carnes, left, selects precincts at random Monday after the board certified November's election, adding 139 provisional votes. Board member Robert Quirk and Director Aaron Moore, from back, observe. There were 36 late absentees added, for a total of 19,179 total ballots cast, or 43.76%. As part of the audit following every election, five percent of the total votes will be hand-counted as part of the next regular meeting, 10 a.m. Dec. 7. Precincts in St. Clairsville, Yorkville, Holloway and Barnesville were selected.
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