Penta v. City of Revere

This matter comes before the court on plaintiffs request for injunctive and declaratory relief. Plaintiff, Richard Penta (“Penta”), asks the court to declare invalid the recount of a municipal election in the City of Revere for the office of City Councillor from Ward 1, to order that a Certificate of Election be issued to Penta, or, in the alternative, to order a new election. Penta claims that the counting of more ballots at the recount than there were either voters according to the “check-in” and “check-out” lists or ballots cast according to the voting machine count evidences fundamental…