Today, Saturday, Aug. 20, the Johnson County Board of Canvassers voted to accept the recount of the Constitutional Amendment question on the Aug. 2 primary ballot.

Below are more details on the totals. Overall, the recount resulted in a difference of 54 votes, representing .0002% of the total number of ballots cast.

“We appreciate the work of Elections Office staff and the bipartisan group of volunteers,” said Johnson County Election Commissioner Fred Sherman. “Many of them have been contributing 40+ hours a week since mid-June helping make this election in Johnson County a success. A special thank you goes out to the election workers, many of them county employees, who put in so much time in this week to ensure we completed our recount by today’s deadline.”

The Election Office has provided the recount information to the Secretary of State’s Office.

The amendment recount was held in nine Kansas counties, including Johnson County, and was to be completed by today. The Johnson County Canvass board originally certified the primary election results on Aug. 15. On Tuesday, Aug. 16, the Johnson County Election Office began the process of recounting 256,869 ballots cast on the amendment. 

Original amendment question totals:

• Yes: 79,818
• No: 174,933
• Total votes cast: 254,751
• Contest totals: 256,869

Recount totals:

• Yes: 79,798
• No: 174,915
• Total votes cast: 254,713
• Contest totals: 256,815