A source close to the Worcester County Courthouse said this afternoon that Joel Todd now has a 16 vote lead in his bid to retain his office as the county's State's Attorney. A count of absentee and provisional ballots that began at 10 a.m. gave Todd the lead. As of today, 35 more ballots will be counted on Friday, although the sources says the county Board of Elections may still receive more ballots before then. Reportedly, the board of elections will accept ballots until Wednesday.
In related news, the state high court rejected a lawsuit by plaintiffs represented by the American Civil Liberties Union to allow their votes to be counted despite being postmarked after the Nov. 6 deadline. That suit was filed in Anne Arundel County last week and, had it been successful, would have allowed 15 additional ballots to be counted.
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