Overview
- The public audit begins at 10 a.m. at the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections office in Glen Burnie.
- Officials said a data entry transcription mistake placed Ward 6 totals in the wrong row on an unofficial spreadsheet.
- Certified results already show Deisha Contee winning Ward 6 with 185 votes to Craig Cussimanio’s 124, including corrected in-person counts of 112 to 69.
- The city and county announced added safeguards for November, including on-site verification on election night, immediate tape audits by judges, and stronger checks before releasing unofficial results.
- Another tight race highlighted small margins, as Janice Elaine Allsup-Johnson defeated Coren Eve Makell in Ward 4 by 144 to 140, and Cussimanio issued a statement congratulating Contee after being notified Tuesday afternoon.