PEORIA, Ill. — The discovery recount for the Peoria mayoral race scheduled to be held Tuesday has been delayed after candidate Jim Montelongo requested information on ballot applications and voter affidavits.
Montelongo lost the April 6 election to fellow Peoria City Council Member Rita Ali with 8,197 votes to Ali’s 8,240, according to official results from the Peoria County Election Commission.
The applications and affidavits Montelongo requested are for precincts already requested in a petition for the discovery recount.
Montelongo’s request pushes back the recount to 9 a.m. May 10.
The Peoria County Election Commission said it will need roughly three days to gather the paper work.
Ali is set to be sworn in as Peoria’s next mayor at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
