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Recount in Controller's Race Takes State Into Uncharted Territory

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Summer is usually a quiet time for local election officials. But that's not the case this year in a few California counties where votes will soon be recounted in the statewide controller's race. Fresno's Republican Mayor Ashley Swearingen easily came in first. But out of 4 million ballots cast, just 481 votes separate number-two finisher Betty Yee from fellow Democrat John Perez, who came in third. Perez is demanding a recount in 15 counties. We talk with Sacramento Bureau Chief Scott Detrow about the details.

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