Brevard sets machine recounts in House District 33 and Cape Canaveral council races

Two of Brevard County's Nov. 3 races are headed to machine recounts: the State Representative District 33 race and the City of Cape Canaveral City Council race, the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections announced Saturday. After certifying the first unofficial results, the county Canvassing Board ordered the Cape Canaveral recount, and the Florida Secretary of State ordered the District 33 recount as state law requires.

"During yesterday's Canvassing Board meeting, the Board determined a margin of 0.5% or less existed in two races, requiring a machine recount," Supervisor of Elections Tim Bobanic said in the release.

What happens next

• Machine recount: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Election Support Center, 525 N. John Rodes Blvd., Melbourne.
• Possible hand recount: If the machine recount leaves a margin of 0.25% or less, a manual recount of blank, overvoted and undervoted ballots starts at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, and can run through Thursday, Nov. 12.
• Open to the public: The elections office says all Canvassing Board meetings are open to anyone who wants to watch.

The Wire will update this story when the recount results are posted at VoteBrevard.gov. WESH 2 also reported the recounts.