Hamilton County Superior Court Judge Jonathon Brown has issued an order paving the way for a recount in the 2020 at-large Delaware Township election for Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) School Board.  The final tally showed Sarah Donsbach winning the seat by 20 votes over incumbent Amanda Shera.

Attorney Jeff Heinzman, representing Ms. Shera, filed the petition for a recount and the judge issued the order allowing the recount December 2nd.  The recount encompasses all voting precincts in Delaware, Fall Creek and Wayne Townships.  In the at-large HSE school board elections, all voters in the three townships vote for all three at-large members.  Each candidate must reside within her/his township.

Judge Brown appointed the three-member recount commission.  The commission includes Joe Weingarten, Amy Summerfield and Jerry Liston.  The order calls for the recount to begin no later than December 8.  The deadline under state law to complete any recount is December 20, but local election officials indicate that once the recount begins, it should take only a few days to complete.