I’m sticking with my earlier view (see also here) that the Virginia Senate race appears essentially over, despite Sen. Allen’s spokesperson saying that “the senator will wait for the results of a statewide process called a canvass, in which… Continue reading

Moritz continues to track post-election litigation, including a number of razor-thin House races. Larry Molton told me of this California state senate race where, as of now (without provisional ballots etc. counted), the Republican is ahead by only 13… Continue reading

[UPDATE at 10:10 am, West Coast time: AP has called the Montana race for Tester. The unofficial results show about a 1,900 vote lead for Tester, though these figures may not be up to date. This update on the Virginia… Continue reading

At 11:30 pm West Coast time election night, it appears that my Code “Orange” on election litigation was warranted. There’s now a reasonable chance (maybe 25%) that control in the Senate will go to a recount, or possibly the courts… Continue reading

As of right now, fewer than 12,000 votes separate Sen. Allen (49.67%) and challenger Webb (49.13%) with 95% of the vote counted. The Green Party candidate has over 24,000 votes, so expect Democrats to call this candidate a spoiler. The… Continue reading

The best single source right now appears to be Hotline on Call, which is aggregating what the networks and newspapers are projecting. The site just linked to this AP report, Ehrlich & Steele Admit To Misleading Fliers, which… Continue reading

The biggest problems with electronic voting machines appear to be in Denver. But Moritz reports additional voting machine problems in Cleveland, New Jersey, and elsewhere. See this Washington Post roundup and this NY Times roundup. Kos is already… Continue reading

Click here for an update as of about 10:45 am Pacific time.

Hotline On Call has a nice roundup of problems at the polls today. So far, no massive problems on the scale of Maryland’s primary. See also this AP report and this ABC News report on lawyers at the polls.… Continue reading

AP offers this disturbing report, which begins: “JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Robin Carnahan raised concerns about potential voter confusion in Tuesday’s elections, citing her own experience casting an absentee ballot as an indication that some poll… Continue reading

Forbes.com offers this report.

Roll Call offers this report.

The Washington Post offers this report.

This article appears in the NY Times. This is a controversy to watch. If it is correct that federal law requires the identification of the caller at the beginning of these robo-calls, and if the Republicans have not been providing… Continue reading