Brea-Olinda, Cypress Council Recounts Called Off

I was at the OC Registrar's office yesterday afternoon and learned the recounts in the Brea-Olinda Unified School District and Cypress City Council had been called off.

In the Brea-Olinda race, Kevin Hobby trailed Sue Anthony Nowers 3,624 votes to 3,630 -- a margin of just 6 votes. Ouch.

In Cypress, Del Davis trailed Prakash Narain 4,680 votes to 4,723 votes --  a  43 vote margin.

The OC Registrar staff spent the weekend preparing for the recount, which commenced on Monday and was called off by the requesting candidates when it became clear the result was not going to change. And it's a lucky thing for them to call off the recount when they did, because now they won't be charged.