Her Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin asked for a second recount, in which officials investigate a random sampling of ballots and compare what they see on the paper ballots to the results tallied by the ballot-counting machines.

A statewide machine recount and a sample hand recount showed Democrat Allison Riggs maintaining her lead against Republican Jefferson Griffin.

The idea that someone could have been registered to vote, came to vote and then has their vote discarded is anathema to the democratic system and simply cannot be tolerated,” Board Chair Alan Hirsch said.