In an attempt to ensure accuracy, Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes personally recounted one highway district race on the May 17 ballot with an election worker.   Hayes said “the close tallies in some races made me want to confirm the accuracy of the ballot counting machines.” No recount requests were received from any of the candidates however, and the legal deadline for challenging has passed without incident. 12 voters have been sent letters to re-register after a spot-check found they had listed the Elections office as their residence.  “These 12 people were originally following a directive from the Secretary of State to register at an address which is a County facility”, said Hayes, “because they were either serving in the military or traveling overseas"/Kootenai County Clerk's Department news release. More here.

Question: What do you think of Cliff Hayes' hands-on approach to confirm accuracy of highway district races?