After recount, Frank Moe is Cook County Commissioner in District 1

After the “decision by lot” found Frank Moe the winner in the Cook County
Commissioner District 1 race, his opponent Kristin DeArruda Wharton requested a
recount. The recount went quickly with no questionable ballots and the results
remained the same. Each candidate received 246 votes. Since Frank Moe won the
tie-breaker, he is now the commissioner for County Commissioner District 1.

The Cook County Election Canvass Board had convened at 9:10 a.m. to certify
election results in the Cook County Commissioner’s Room at the Cook County
Courthouse. Once the election results were certified and the tie in the
District 1 race confirmed, County Auditor Braidy Powers, under supervision of
the Canvass Board, made a decision by lot.

In front of about 15 observers, Powers called the candidates forward. He
explained the “device” to determine the winner. He had a cloth bag. Into the
bag he placed two blocks—one red; one blue. He then had the candidates put
their hand in the bag, clasp the block in his or her hand and wait until both
had drawn. Powers asked them to open their hands and Moe had the red block—he
had won the decision by lot.