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brooklynite

(94,713 posts) Fri Nov 8, 2013, 07:50 PM Nov 2013

Nearly 2,000 votes in Fairfax possibly uncounted

Source: Washington Post

Fairfax County election officials said Friday that they think that nearly 2,000 votes went uncounted after Tuesday’s election, a technical error that could affect the outcome of the still unresolved race for Virginia attorney general.

The error stemmed from problems with a broken machine at the county’s Mason district voting center, officials said.

The machine, known as an optical scanner, recorded 723 votes on election night before it broke down, elections officials said. Its memory card was then placed inside another, working machine, which recorded a total of 2,688 votes.

But that tally was not included in the statement of election results delivered by the individual voting center to the county board of elections. Instead, officials received the statement that reported the 723 votes from the broken machine.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/nearly-2000-votes-in-fairfax-possibly-uncounted/2013/11/08/d1c163f4-48aa-11e3-b6f8-3782ff6cb769_story.html?wprss=rss_social-nonBlogPolitics-rss&Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost

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Nearly 2,000 votes in Fairfax possibly uncounted (Original Post) brooklynite Nov 2013 OP

3,000 not 2,000. -- LBN OP and GD link below with all the current updates... Tx4obama Nov 2013 #1

For better or worse, this is what Fairfax is reporting today. brooklynite Nov 2013 #4

The missing ones have been counted now - and the missing number of votes was around 3,000 Tx4obama Nov 2013 #6

The number is: 3,008 Tx4obama Nov 2013 #7

That math doesn't work. LisaL Nov 2013 #11

The SBoE is showing a 1272 lead for Obenshain (before the CD8 absentee corrections) Tx4obama Nov 2013 #15

I am starting to understand why "The Cooch" ran much closer to Terry McAuliffe then was expected Botany Nov 2013 #2

Yes of course, elleng Nov 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author brooklynite Nov 2013 #3

Let me guess...all Democratic cast ballots, right? blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #8

3,008. Dawson Leery Nov 2013 #9

This guy should check his math. LisaL Nov 2013 #10

Glad you're paying close attention elleng Nov 2013 #12

Well I must be missing something, since I thought the lead was less than a 1000. LisaL Nov 2013 #13

I thought so too, elleng Nov 2013 #14

See Comment #15 Tx4obama Nov 2013 #16

Thanks Tx4, elleng Nov 2013 #17

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

1. 3,000 not 2,000. -- LBN OP and GD link below with all the current updates...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 08:02 PM

Nov 2013

LBN OP, here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014642602

GD with TONS of current updates, here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024000076

The Wasserman projection is that Herring is now 130 votes behind: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvOrrxBeaarVdGhvNWZZN2UzUVY1bDVoYW83bWszM1E#gid=0

brooklynite

(94,713 posts)

4. For better or worse, this is what Fairfax is reporting today.

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 08:12 PM

Nov 2013

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

6. The missing ones have been counted now - and the missing number of votes was around 3,000

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 08:22 PM

Nov 2013

Dave Wasserman ?@Redistrict

This just in: new confirmed totals for Fairfax #VA08 absentees 5,137 H-2,039 O. Brings total Obenshain lead to 140

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/398943136174440448

Wasserman's main feed: https://twitter.com/Redistrict

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

7. The number is: 3,008

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 08:27 PM

Nov 2013

Dave Wasserman ?@Redistrict

Good news for Herring (D): there were indeed 3,008 uncounted votes. Bad: he only won 68.8% of them, not enough to overtake Obenshain's lead.

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/398943878293630977

LisaL

(44,974 posts)

11. That math doesn't work.

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 09:46 PM

Nov 2013

Winning 68.8% of 3008 votes would give Herring a 1000 extra votes.
So why is Mr. Wasserman saying it's not enough to overcome the lead?

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

15. The SBoE is showing a 1272 lead for Obenshain (before the CD8 absentee corrections)

Reply to LisaL (Reply #11)

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 10:12 PM

Nov 2013

SBoE: http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=SWR&map=CTY

So, 1000 is not enough for Herring to take the lead.

Wasserman's projection of Herring being 130 behind is 'after' corrections: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvOrrxBeaarVdGhvNWZZN2UzUVY1bDVoYW83bWszM1E#gid=0

1272 minus 1142 = 130 in Obenshain's favor.

Botany

(70,567 posts)

2. I am starting to understand why "The Cooch" ran much closer to Terry McAuliffe then was expected

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 08:10 PM

Nov 2013

And let me guess those 2,000 votes were from an area that tended to vote blue.

For years now we have seen and it has been documented that ever since electronic
voting came into use all across the country there has been "a drift" of the vote to
republicans @ a #s much > then the M.O.E. (margin of error).

BTW much of the democratic establishment refuses to acknowledge that the repugs
have been cheating for years.