明尼苏达州参议院第4选区仅差4票：Peterson领先Kupec，重计须待州务卿11月19日认证后申请、费用由州方承担
美国明尼苏达州Moorhead市 — 明尼苏达州参议院第4选区的计票差距为4票。KFGO 11月10日报道，共和党候选人Austin Peterson比民主党农民劳工党现任州参议员Rob Kupec多得4票。该选区覆盖克莱县与贝克尔县的大部分地区。
重计程序
报道称，Kupec可在州务卿办公室认证选举结果48小时后申请重计，认证预计于11月19日完成。重计费用将由州方承担。
报道据此推算，这场重计可能要到感恩节之后才能完成。
双方表态
Kupec在节目中表示，选举日当天团队曾致电一些表示生病无法前往投票的选民，而选民常说自己的一票无关紧要，团队则努力说服他们每一票都重要。他还表示，明尼苏达的扫描设备在读票检出错误时会把选票退回，错误率一般相当低。
Peterson在选举日次日的声明中表示，这有力地提醒人们每一票都重要、每一个声音都算数，他承认重计在即并尊重这一程序，期待走完整个过程。本稿只报道票数差距与重计程序，不判定结果。
（来源：明尼苏达州州务卿办公室）
Minnesota Senate District 4 Decided by Four Votes: Peterson Leads Kupec, With a Recount Possible Only After Certification on November 19
Moorhead, Minnesota — The margin in Minnesota Senate District 4 is four votes. KFGO reported on November 10 that Republican Austin Peterson received four more votes than DFL State Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead, for the seat representing most of Clay and Becker counties.
Recount procedure
Kupec can request a recount 48 hours after the Minnesota Secretary of State office certifies the election results, reporting said. Certification is expected to be done on November 19. A recount would be paid for by the state.
On that timetable, reporting said, it could take until after Thanksgiving for the recount to be finished.
Statements
Kupec said his team called people on Election Day who said they were sick and could not make it, and that voters often say their vote does not matter while the team tries to convince them it does. He added that the scanner machines used in Minnesota return a ballot when an error is detected, and that error rates are generally fairly low.
Peterson said in a statement the day after Election Day that the result is a powerful reminder that every single vote matters and every voice counts, that he recognises a recount is ahead and respects the process, and that he looks forward to seeing it through. This report states the margin and the recount procedure only and does not call the outcome.
(Source: Minnesota Secretary of State)
来源：明尼苏达州州务卿办公室
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