Marciniec and Burns each got 405 votes.
PALMER - Patricia C. Donovan, town clerk, said because there was a tie for second place on the Planning Board between Chairman Michael S. Marciniec and Kathleen Burns, they must petition for a recount.
"Luckily there are not many votes to count. That's the good thing about having a 9 percent vote," Donovan said, referring to the record low voter turnout for Tuesday's election.
The problem is that the top two vote-getters were supposed to serve three years, with the third and fourth place candidates serving two years. The tie for second place makes their term lengths uncertain.
Donovan hopes to schedule the recount as soon as possible.
She said the decision to hold a recount was made after consulting with the town attorney and state elections division. All the Planning Board seats will be counted again, she said.
Burns and Marciniec each received 405 votes.
Incumbent Thomas Skowyra received the most votes with 432. Andrew Golas came in third with 399 votes, followed by incumbent Norman Czech with 369. All ran unopposed. Czech will serve one year, as he received the least number of votes.