UPDATE: Oregon's Secretary of State Kate Brown gave the hand recount a Dec. 12 deadline.
Dive Brief:
- The vote on a GMO labeling measure in Oregon - Measure 92 - will likely be headed for a recount following the final tally results from the state.
- The measure fell short by only 809 votes out of over 1.5 million - 6 one-hundreths of 1% - subjecting the vote to an automatic recount, as per Oregon law.
- Oregon's Secretary of State Kate Brown will officially decide if a recount will take place next week.
Dive Insight:
It looks like Tim Hibbitts was correct after all, though a reversal on the decision seems unlikely - The Oregonian reported Oregon has never seen a recount that changed the earlier vote. Other GMO issues post-election are getting some press as well, with lawsuits happening in Maui County, HI.