In Oregon, GMO labeling lost by 800 votes. Now it’s getting a recount

Grist
By Nathanael JohnsonNov 26, 2014, 2:06 pm102 pts
On Nov. 6, Oregon’s initiative to label genetically engineered foods ended up only a few thousand votes away from success. Now it is down by just 812 votes — which means there will be an automatic recount. What happened? Labeling advocates have scrambled to fix some of the 13,000 contested ballots — the…

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