By Kim McDarison
A petition has been filed for the recounting of votes cast in the April 6 election for candidates running in the City of Whitewater Common Council Aldermanic District 5.
The district includes a portion of the city of Whitewater that resides within Jefferson County.
The recount petition was filed today by Neil Hicks, who ran against Greg Majkzrak on April 6, according to documents released by Whitewater City Clerk Michele Smith.
The recount will take place Thursday, April 15, at 5 p.m. in the Cravath Lakefront Room, located on the second floor of the City of Whitewater Municipal Building, 312 W. Whitewater St., Whitewater.
According to the petition, the petitioner, Neil Hicks “alleges and shows” to the city clerk that the petitioner was a candidate for the office of City of Whitewater Aldermanic District 5 in the April 6 election, and is “informed and believes that a mistake has been committed in Wards 10-12 of the city of Whitewater, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, in the counting and return of votes cast for the office …”
Resulting from those beliefs, the petitioner is requesting a recount of Wards 10-12, the document states.
As previously reported by Fort Atkinson Online, The District 5 race was a close one, as incumbent Gregory Majkrzak reportedly received 62 votes to challenger Neil Hicks’ 60.
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