Tim Hibbits: Measure 92 going to a recount

Kari Chisholm

According to pollster Tim Hibbits, the Measure 92 campaign is headed for a recount. Hibbits had previously declared -- on the day after election day -- that it had failed. From KPTV:

After analyzing the final election returns released by 15 counties on Wednesday, Hibbitts noticed a trend that had a higher percentage of "yes" votes than previous returns.

This also comes as the Yes on 92 campaign has been reaching out to 13,000 voters whose ballots had signature problems and weren't counted.

The Secretary of State's office released the names of contested ballots for the first time this year and Hibbitts said that could be playing a role in making the margin even closer.

“The only thing I'm certain about right now is there will be a recount,” said Hibbitts. “The margin of error is 3,000. I'm completely comfortable it's going to be way inside of that; we are going to go to a recount.”

This latest development does not include more than 13,000 ballots still being counted in Multnomah, Lane and Deschutes counties.

Wow. It still seems to me that the gap is too large -- but if Hibbits is right, we could be in for a long slog ahead.

By Kari Chisholm Nov. 20, 2014