PALMER – A write-in candidate for Houston City Council is requesting a recount of Tuesday’s election results , citing missing and conflicting numbers in documents submitted by election officials.
Callie Courtney, a write-in candidate for Seat G, filed the recount request Monday ahead of a special city council meeting scheduled to certify the election results. Courtney lost the race to incumbent Laurie Faubert. The final tally was 133-131.
Under Houston city law , election recount requests are investigated by the city clerk and city attorney, who submit a recommendation to the City Council on whether to conduct a new count or certify the results.
The council makes the final decision on the next steps in a recount, according to law. The law does not include a timeline for that process. The council’s next meeting is scheduled for Thursday.
Courtney said she requested the recount because of irregularities in official election documents posted on the city of Houston’s website, including a final certification document prepared after the count was completed late Friday.