§ 168.862Error in canvass or returns of votes; recount petition by candidate; good-faith

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belief in winning.
 Sec. 862.
    A candidate for office who believes that the candidate is aggrieved on account of error in
 the canvass or returns of the votes may petition for a recount of the votes cast for that office in
 any precinct or precincts. A candidate is aggrieved if the candidate is able to allege a good-
 faith belief that, but for error in the canvass or returns of the votes, the candidate would have
 had a reasonable chance of winning the election. If a candidate for office files a recount
 petition, that candidate must file that recount petition in good faith and the number of votes
 requested to be recounted must, at a minimum, be greater than the difference in votes between
 the petitioning candidate and the winning candidate. The candidate must use the form as
 required under section 865(1).

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