By Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON The discovery recount has been completed in Normal’s mayoral race, and it’s up to the challenger to decide what’s next.

The two-day partial recount, at the request of mayoral candidate Marc Tiritilli, gave him the chance to investigate potential voting errors that would justify a recount of all precincts.

The April 4 election left Tiritilli only 11 votes behind three-term incumbent Mayor Chris Koos, and Tiritilli appeared to lose a vote when it was determined Tuesday that a ballot jammed and was counted twice for the challenger.

Tiritilli’s team examined seven polling places in the discovery recount, or a quarter of all Normal precincts, photographing each ballot.

Tiritilli is also examining voters’ handwriting, comparing it to signatures when they registered to vote. Tiritilli said his team found “dozens and dozens” of mismatches that might be presented before the court.

He has until May 25 to decide whether to request a full recount. Posting on Facebook, Tiritilli thanked supporters and said he’ll take some time to analyze information obtained from the discovery recount and decide how to proceed.

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