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Takket

(21,577 posts) Mon Nov 20, 2017, 08:50 PM Nov 2017

Virginia House update

Interesting read......... 3 races, all lead by rethugs, will be recounted. If the results hold, Rethugs will hold a 51-49 advantage. If one recount bears out a Dem winner, there will be a 50-50 split.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-holds-off-certifying-tight-house-race-amid-new-claims-of-ballot-mix-ups/2017/11/20/780bf2a6-ce12-11e7-9d3a-bcbe2af58c3a_story.html

Thomas (R) leads Cole (D) by 82 voted in the 28th.

The count could not be certified due to many problems..... mostly a "split precinct" resulting in many voters receiving the wrong ballot. Not sure how you fix that.... Also 55 absentee ballots that the article describes as "late arriving" have been thrown out.

The other races......

Hugo (R) leads Tanner (D) by 106
Yancey (R) leads Simonds (D) by only 10. Big chance here!!!!!!!!

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Virginia House update (Original Post) Takket Nov 2017 OP

gee, I wonder who is behind "voters receiving the wrong ballots" diva77 Nov 2017 #1

55 "late" ballots Fichefinder Nov 2017 #2

i'd love to know the count on those! Takket Nov 2017 #4

Simonds will flip it RandySF Nov 2017 #3

Dont know Virginia law SCantiGOP Nov 2017 #5

A judge decided otherwise Roland99 Nov 2017 #6

update bump...... Takket Nov 2017 #7

diva77

(7,643 posts)

1. gee, I wonder who is behind "voters receiving the wrong ballots"

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Nov 20, 2017, 08:52 PM

Nov 2017

and somehow the rethugs came out ahead

Fichefinder

(167 posts)

2. 55 "late" ballots

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Nov 20, 2017, 09:01 PM

Nov 2017

Weren't those "late arriving" ballots from military voters?

Takket

(21,577 posts)

4. i'd love to know the count on those!

Reply to Fichefinder (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 20, 2017, 10:02 PM

Nov 2017

RandySF

(58,911 posts)

3. Simonds will flip it

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Nov 20, 2017, 09:38 PM

Nov 2017

But I heard the Republican will contest a race they lost.

SCantiGOP

(13,871 posts)

5. Dont know Virginia law

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Mon Nov 20, 2017, 10:48 PM

Nov 2017

And each state is different, but SC election law would say in that first race that there is no remedy for the wrong ballot mistake in the split precinct, since there is no possible way to determine who would have voted or how.
The 55 late ballots (which were active military I believe) can be accepted since I understand they were mailed on time even though they were a day late arriving.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

6. A judge decided otherwise

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 20, 2017, 11:18 PM

Nov 2017

*sigh*

Takket

(21,577 posts)

7. update bump......

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Wed Nov 29, 2017, 11:00 PM

Nov 2017

2 recounts filed today and a third is pending

Dems need 1 of the three seats for a tie, 2 for the lead

article says recounts will take about two weeks

https://wtop.com/virginia/2017/11/democrats-file-recounts-2-tight-va-house-races/

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