Category Archives: recounts

New York: “Judge orders partial recount in Brindisi-Tenney House race” [Updated with link to court opinion]

December 8, 2020, 9:40 amrecountsRick Hasen

Syracuse.com: A state Supreme Court judge today ordered a partial recount of absentee ballots in the undecided House race between Rep. Anthony Brindisi and Claudia Tenney.Justice Scott J. DelConte also denied a motion by Tenney’s lawyers, who had asked… Continue reading

Hearing Monday in Latest Legal Fight Over Who Has Won #NY-22 Congressional Race With Candidates Now Separated by 12 Votes

December 5, 2020, 1:20 pmrecountsRick Hasen

Keep your eye on this: State Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte has scheduled a hearing for 1 p.m. Monday in Oswego to determine the next step in sorting out who won the election a month ago for the seat… Continue reading

On Dems Choosing To Contest 6-Vote-Margin Iowa U.S. House Race in the House of Representatives Rather Than in Iowa Courts

December 3, 2020, 7:12 amlegislation and legislatures, recountsRick Hasen

This is something to watch: This raises some really interesting questions about the legitimacy of seeking a recount in a potentially more favorable forum (the Dem House rather than through the Iowa courts). The law certainly allows this route.A lot… Continue reading

“Iowa Democrat to challenge 6-vote loss in appeal in US House”

December 2, 2020, 1:37 pmlegislation and legislatures, recountsRick Hasen

AP: A Democratic congressional candidate in Iowa who trailed by six votes after a recount said Wednesday she will forgo further legal challenges in the state and instead appeal directly to the U.S. House for review.Rita Hart’s campaign had until… Continue reading

Wisconsin: “Biden gains 87 votes in Trump’s $3 million Wisconsin recount as Dane County wraps up review. President plans lawsuit.”

November 29, 2020, 12:33 pmfraudulent fraud squad, recountsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Wisconsin’s partial recount boosted Democrat Joe Biden’s victory by 87 votes Sunday as President Donald Trump said he was preparing a lawsuit to overturn the results.The completion of Dane County’s retallying of the vote came two days after … Continue reading

“IA-02: Three counties use voting machines to assist hand recount, defying Secretary of State opinion”

November 23, 2020, 7:36 pmelection administration, recountsRick Hasen

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Three county recount boards are defying a recent legal opinion from the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office and using a machine to aid the recount of ballots in the ultra-close 2nd District congressional race.Recount boards in… Continue reading

“Trump campaign would have to pay nearly $8 million for Wisconsin recount”

November 16, 2020, 8:43 pmrecountsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: President Donald Trump’s campaign would have to pay nearly $8 million to start a recount in Wisconsin, a state he narrowly lost two weeks ago.Trump will have to decide by Wednesday whether to carry through with the recount… Continue reading

“Georgia Recount Yields Few Changes in Vote Totals, Democrats Say”

November 15, 2020, 7:30 pmrecountsRick Hasen

Bloomberg: Georgia’s hand audit of ballots cast in the presidential election is proceeding rapidly with little change in the results so far, according to lawyers working for President-elect Joe Biden’s campaign.Some 48 of the state’s 159 counties have finished their… Continue reading

Hand Recount of Presidential Race in Georgia Proceeding under Uncertain Legal Authority

November 11, 2020, 4:55 pmelection administration, recountsRick Hasen

AJC: By ordering a statewide hand recount of every ballot in the presidential race, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger combined different parts of recount and audit procedures.His decision will result in a time-consuming, labor-intensive process that’s never been attempted… Continue reading

Updated Indispensable FairVote Report: “Election recounts rarely change the outcome”

November 4, 2020, 4:18 pmrecountsRick Hasen

This is so useful (now including 4 more years of data): In the midst of a presidential election tabulation that could take days, with many states showing apparently close margins, it’s worth examining the impact of election recounts. FairVote has… Continue reading

Kentucky: “Republican lawmakers: Bevin can’t turn election dispute into ‘fishing expedition'”

November 7, 2019, 12:44 pmcampaigns, chicanery, recountsRick Hasen

Courier-Journal: Republicans in Kentucky’s legislature have expressed skepticism about Gov. Matt Bevin’s dispute with Tuesday night’s election results, saying the governor should back up his claims of “irregularities” and not drag the outcome beyond next week’s recanvass.“If there… Continue reading

With Democrat Beshear Ahead By About 4,700 Votes in Kentucky Governor’s Race, Republican Matt Bevin Won’t Concede, Citing Unspecified “Irregularities”

November 5, 2019, 7:56 pmrecountsRick Hasen

Josh Douglas is going to be busy. Bevin claim: "We know for a fact that there have been more than a few irregularities. They are very well corroborated and that's alright. What they are exactly, how many, which ones… Continue reading

“Tiffany Cabán Concedes Queens D.A. Race, Dashing Progressives’ Hopes”

August 7, 2019, 7:49 amrecountsRick Hasen

NYT: The pitched six-week battle for the Democratic nomination for Queens district attorney finally ended on Tuesday, when Tiffany Cabán, whose bid galvanized progressive activists nationwide and exposed deep rifts within the left, conceded to Melinda Katz, the favorite… Continue reading

“The Queens D.A. Race Has a Winner. Here’s Why It’s Still Not Over.”

July 30, 2019, 7:15 amrecountsRick Hasen

NYT: The New York City Board of Elections on Monday certified Melinda Katz, the Queens borough president, as the winner of the June 25 Democratic primary for Queens district attorney, the culmination of a 34-day election battle that was one… Continue reading

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