Recount of Ballots in Mayoral Vote Begins
From Times Wire Reports
Election workers in Detroit began a hand recount of ballots from last month’s mayoral election, a week after a panel approved the request by Freman Hendrix, who lost to incumbent Kwame M. Kilpatrick in the original tally.
Hendrix, 55, a former deputy mayor, said he suspected fraud. Kilpatrick, 35, had argued against the recount, saying it would cost the cash-strapped city $500,000 or more.
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