Category Archives: recounts
“In Queens district attorney race, voters want affidavit ballots counted”
Provisional or affidavit ballots are counted even when there’s
not a recount. But there’s a whole lot
more attention on them when the
recount comes to town.
North Carolina: “New board gets private preview of Congressional race probe”
AP:
A reconstituted North Carolina elections board received a private preview Thursday of what investigators uncovered in their probe of absentee ballot irregularities in the country’s last unresolved congressional race.
Chairman Bob Cordle said the new five-member State Board… Continue reading
“Botched election for Georgia House must be redone yet again”
AJC:
A judge on Friday ordered a rare second do-over election for a northeast Georgia House seat, finding that four voters didn’t live in the district, throwing its outcome into doubt.The new election means that voters will return to … Continue reading
#NC09: “Harris files court documents asking for certification of 9th District results”
WSOC TV:
Attorneys for Mark Harris filed legal documents Thursday morning with Wake County Superior Court, requesting the results in North Carolina’s controversial 9th Congressional District election in November be certified and Harris be declared the winner – despite a… Continue reading
“Democrat calls for 48 witnesses at state board hearing into election fraud in NC”
#NC09: “Hoyer says House will not seat a North Carolina Republican amid questions about integrity of election”
WaPo:
Incoming House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer said Friday that Democrats next week will not seat a North Carolina Republican amid allegations of election fraud in the state’s 9th Congressional District.
“Given the now well-documented election fraud that took… Continue reading
Chaos in Resolving #NC09 North Carolina Congressional Race, as Court Dissolves Elections Board and Perhaps No New Board Until the End of January
WRAL:
With the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement disbanding at noon Friday under a court order, Gov. Roy Cooper said he would appoint an interim board to continue investigating allegations of election fraud in the 9th Congressional District… Continue reading
“Poliquin’s election challenge faces long odds; Wednesday’s hearing is the start of a push to make Maine the national, legal test case for ranked-choice voting in any federal election.”
“Mystery ballot could sway control of Alaska state government”
AP:
It’s a sign that every vote does count.
A single mystery ballot found on a precinct table on Election Day but not counted then could decide a tied Alaska state House race and thwart Republican efforts to control… Continue reading
Control of Alaska House Depends Upon Race Which is Currently TIED
Daily News-Minor:
In the nail-biter of a race for House District 1, Republican candidate Bart LeBon and Democratic candidate Kathryn Dodge are tied with 2,661 votes each following a review of all in-person ballots by the bi-partisan State Review Board… Continue reading
“In the new politics of the recount, it pays to fight to the bitter end”
LAT:
In the new political landscape, recount battles are being waged with unprecedented fervor, as political parties and activists look beyond the race at hand and see opportunities to reform voting laws, resculpt the political map and motivate and focus… Continue reading
“Miami-Dade launches hand recount of 10,000 uncounted ballots in Scott vs. Nelson”
Miami Herald:
A room full of Miami-Dade election workers began a hand recount Thursday night of more than 10,000 problematic ballots cast in the U.S. Senate race, joined by a room full of lawyers and volunteers from both campaigns… Continue reading
Florida Senate Race Going to Hand Recount; Appears that Nelson’s Best Hope is That Broward Ballot-Counting Machines, Rather Than Ballot Design, Responsible for Large Undervote in Senate Race
Tampa Bay Times:
With the 3 p.m. deadline for elections supervisors to submit new vote tallies to the state having now passed in Florida’s Panhandle, new totals show that Gov. Scott leads U.S. Sen. Nelson by 12,603 votes out… Continue reading