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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI understand Rick Scott is behind this recount attempt to help Allen West.
They are not within automatic recount levels, the judge turned down the request down, but the supervisor of elections went ahead and requested a recount of early votes anyway.
Early-ballot recount ordered in Allen West race
FORT PIERCE A county canvassing board on Friday ordered a recount of early-voting ballots in the race between U.S. Rep. Allen West and Democrat Patrick Murphy, hours after a judge declined to do the same.
The St. Lucie County Canvassing Board voted 2-to-1 late Friday in favor of the move in the 18th Congressional District contest, in which Murphy is the unofficial victor. A series of tabulation errors by the county has raised suspicion among West's campaign and its supporters and appeared to motivate the board's favorable vote.
It was a victory for West, delivered just after a defeat for the Republican congressman and conservative firebrand in the courtroom. But whether it will change the result in the race, in which Murphy has a lead of 1,907 votes, remained to be seen.
"There really wasn't any basis in the law for the decision they made," said Murphy attorney Sean Domnick. "It really doesn't change anything. He is the representative for District 18 and he will continue to be."
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-allen-west-recount-ordered-20121116,0,2744467.story
riverwalker
(8,694 posts)trying to get updates on Twitter, Murphy's lawyers filing an injunction.
A Murphy attorney just interrupted the instructions and yelled that we are filing an injunction we are filing an injunction for the record since we were here so late last night we didn't have time
Baitball Blogger
(46,776 posts)extra ballots.
smaug
(230 posts)"forget" to count 'certain' ballots
riverwalker
(8,694 posts)they have "50 machines"
sasha031
(6,700 posts)they need to take West away in a straight jacket
riverwalker
(8,694 posts)superpatriotman
(6,254 posts)The plot thickens.
flamingdem
(39,335 posts)Rick Scott in an operations van barking orders outside? yikes
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)thanks for the thead
riverwalker
(8,694 posts)West people asking for reinforcements "for night shift"?
RagAss
(13,832 posts)Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)The rules, laws, and regulations concerning voting are all governed by the state, as per the U.S. Constitution.
riverwalker
(8,694 posts)from 9 minutes ago. The only real time updates I can find are from West people tweets.