Welch lines up watchers for schools race recount

BILLINGS — State schools superintendent runner-up Sandy Welch is likely to wait until next week to request a recount in a race she narrowly lost but has pledged to challenge, her campaign manager said Tuesday.

The Republican education consultant from Martin City trailed incumbent Denise Juneau by 2,231 votes in results certified Tuesday by state elections officials.

State elections officials say she has until Monday to request a recount.

Welch plans to use that time to line up observers to oversee ballot counting in each of Montana's 56 counties, campaign manager Mitch Staley said.

But Staley...