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Window Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 04:35 PM
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As quiet as it's kept, they are still counting votes in NY.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/02/20/new_york_city_still_tallying_v.html

New York City Still Tallying Votes
By Robin Shulman

NEW YORK -- It's been 15 days since Super Tuesday, but New York City is still waiting to find out if Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. Hillary Clinton won the most-contested areas.

The Board of Elections has acknowledged that errors in reporting the election day tallies made it appear that Obama had received not a single vote in 55 election districts, when in reality his votes had simply not been counted, said Valerie Vazquez-Rivera, a spokeswoman for the board. In 27 other districts, Obama actually received no votes, she said.
Vazquez-Rivera attributed the discrepancies to human error as exhausted inspectors rushed to copy columns of numbers to be delivered to the police and then to the press.

-snip-

But on Tuesday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg described the results as "fraud."

"If you want to call it significant undercounting, I guess that's a euphemism for fraud," the mayor said.

No election districts reported that Clinton received no votes.

-snip-

The Board of Elections expects to announce official elections results for the city next week. It is common for cities and states to take weeks to officialize their results, including absentee and provisional ballots.

But in this hotly contested election, Obama's uncounted votes could make a difference. On Feb. 5, Clinton won 61 of New York state's 62 counties, but beat Obama in Brooklyn by less than 2 percent, a margin that could be affected by the miscount. More importantly, tallying an additional several hundred votes in some districts could help Obama gain several more delegates.

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cui bono Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 04:58 PM
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1. I hadn't heard... thanks for posting! Hard to keep up with everything due to work.
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Window Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 05:08 PM
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3. You are welcome.



Peace:thumbsup:
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 05:55 PM
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13. please let us know how it turns out. I had heard about this but then it disappeared.
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thereismore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 05:01 PM
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2. A few more delegates can't hurt! Count them up! nt
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Window Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 05:09 PM
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4. That's for sure.




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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 05:10 PM
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5. Ooo, could it be another california?
Is there any sort of criminal investigation going on?
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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 05:11 PM
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6. thank you - I was wondering about that.
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Genevieve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 05:12 PM
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7. k and r! /nt
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 05:13 PM
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8. This is old.
The counting is over.
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Window Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 05:40 PM
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10. It's from last week.
This is a follow-up to the original article from a couple of weeks ago.

I don't think the counting is over and couldn't find any results.

If you know the counting is over, please post a link.

I googled for the latest article in the 2008 NY primary uncounted votes, and this is what I got.

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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 05:44 PM
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12. Here you go
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Window Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 06:05 PM
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14. Thank you. I've been looking all over for this.
I've also asked around GD-P. Well, I feel better now.

Again, thanks.



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williesgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 05:35 PM
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9. Glad to be 5th rec. Hope the outcome is good.
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Window Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-07-08 05:41 PM
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11. Thank you.
I hope it's good news, too.



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