Jasper Mayor, Terry Seitz Files for a Recount

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According to the Evansville Courier & Press…Jasper Mayor Terry Seitz has filed for a recount of the 2015 mayoral race, which ended in a tie.

According to Dubois County Clerk Bridget Jarboe, the request for the recount was filed today at the Dubois County Courthouse.

If the recount determines the race with Wayne Schuetter is indeed a tie, the sitting Jasper Common Council will vote on who the next mayor is by December 31. If the recount totals come out to be different, those new totals become the official result for the race.

The current Jasper council is comprised of four Democrats — and three Republicans .

Schuetter and Seitz each received 1,856 votes in the election.