A funny thing happened on the way to an election recount.
This time the recount didn't involve justice of the peace races, the Brownsville Independent School District Board, or even the county judge's position.
This time it involved the Cameron County Constable Precinct 1 race between Democrat Horacio Zamora and Republican Pete Delgadillo.If you remember, the original totals from the election were 2504 to 2501 with incumbent Zamora ahead of challenger Delgadillo by three votes. That totals 5,505 votes even without the provisional and missing ballots thrown in for good measure. The recount of the votes was scheduled after the provisional votes and missing ballots were accounted for, officials said.
Then, after three recounts, guess what? Delgadillo, the Republican, came away with the win by 2486 to 2479. Whaaat?
That's right, 40 votes less than the election day totals even after the provisional and missing ballots were thrown in.
The canvassing authority must now conduct a canvass for the office as soon as practicable after completion of the recount, using the committee report in the supervisor’s possession because the recount changed the number of votes. The new canvass is the official canvass for all purposes, including calculating election contest filing deadlines.
The term for Cameron County Constable Precinct 1 begins January 1, 2013.
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