Atlanta mayor: Reed maps plans, but Norwood not conceding

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As Kasim Reed began making plans Wednesday for his first term as Atlanta's mayor, opponent Mary Norwood still had not conceded defeat and said she will seek a recount.

"If I didn't think there's a possibility things might change, that would be different," said Norwood, who trails Reed by 620 votes. Mark Henderson with the Fulton County Elections Office told the AJC Wednesday all but about 700 provisional ballots had been counted. Those ballots cannot be tabulated until Thursday, the deadline for those voters to provide verification they were eligible.

“I think a recount, when you’re this close is appropriate, absolutely appropriate,” Norwood said during a Wednesday morning press conference at her headquarters.

“We came within a razor thin margin of not being able to say we’re the front runner today.”

Norwood said she has not heard from Kasim Reed, who declared victory shortly after midnight. In an interview on WAGA-TV, Reed said that if he is indeed the mayor-elect he "would like to have Mrs. Norwood involved in an important way if she would like to continue to be involved in municipal government."

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