Comments on: Why it Takes to So Long to Get All Votes Counted http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/11/18/why-it-takes-to-so-long-to-get-all-votes-counted/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4573 By: Demo Rep http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/11/18/why-it-takes-to-so-long-to-get-all-votes-counted/comment-page-1/#comment-576294 Demo Rep Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:22:53 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=4333#comment-576294 LEGAL and ILLEGAL actions in the election process. See Bush v. Gore 2000. NO legal definition of a LEGAL vote in the entire Florida regime (due to armies of govt MORONS) with the various election systems -- especially the now infamous and dead punch card ballots. See the HAVA law sentence -- written especially for the Florida regime MORONS. LEGAL and ILLEGAL actions in the election process.

See Bush v. Gore 2000.

NO legal definition of a LEGAL vote in the entire Florida regime (due to armies of govt MORONS) with the various election systems — especially the now infamous and dead punch card ballots.

See the HAVA law sentence — written especially for the Florida regime MORONS.

]]> By: hoshie http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/11/18/why-it-takes-to-so-long-to-get-all-votes-counted/comment-page-1/#comment-575520 hoshie Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:24:26 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=4333#comment-575520 D.C. Finegold-Sachs, The name of the man who beat Deeds for Virginia Attorney General is named Bob McDonnell; he's running for Governor next year. D.C. Finegold-Sachs,

The name of the man who beat Deeds for Virginia Attorney General is named Bob McDonnell; he’s running for Governor next year.

]]> By: D.C. Finegold-Sachs http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/11/18/why-it-takes-to-so-long-to-get-all-votes-counted/comment-page-1/#comment-575504 D.C. Finegold-Sachs Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:18:58 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=4333#comment-575504 A judge in Richmond dismissed John McCain's campaign from the suit alleging that late military absentee ballots should be counted on the grounds that he did not have standings the federal law at issue. The Department of Justice, however, will be permitted to substitute as the plaintiff. A hearing in the matter will not be held until AFTER the results of the election become final. It appears that only there are only 200 late absentee ballots in Virginia's 5th Congressional District, meaning that even if Virgil Goode won every single vote from these disputed ballots, he would still trail Congressman-elect Tom S. P. Perriello (D-VA) by 545 votes. The Virginia State Board of Elections will official name Perriello as the winner on November 24. At that time, Goode could ask for a recount. As a historical note, Virginia recounts rarely overturn results. In 2005, Bob Marshall (R-VA) defeated Creigh Deeds (D-VA) by 323 votes out of almost 2 million votes cast. The recount resulted in Marshall picking up a handful of votes. This is because Virginia uses electronic voting machines and recounts are not subject to examination of any paper trail. In fact, Virginia doesn't have paper trails. So the recount is nothing more than asking the machine to print out the results again and tallying the results. It is very unlikely that a recount will result in a Goode victory. A judge in Richmond dismissed John McCain’s campaign from the suit alleging that late military absentee ballots should be counted on the grounds that he did not have standings the federal law at issue. The Department of Justice, however, will be permitted to substitute as the plaintiff. A hearing in the matter will not be held until AFTER the results of the election become final.

It appears that only there are only 200 late absentee ballots in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, meaning that even if Virgil Goode won every single vote from these disputed ballots, he would still trail Congressman-elect Tom S. P. Perriello (D-VA) by 545 votes.

The Virginia State Board of Elections will official name Perriello as the winner on November 24. At that time, Goode could ask for a recount.

As a historical note, Virginia recounts rarely overturn results. In 2005, Bob Marshall (R-VA) defeated Creigh Deeds (D-VA) by 323 votes out of almost 2 million votes cast. The recount resulted in Marshall picking up a handful of votes.

This is because Virginia uses electronic voting machines and recounts are not subject to examination of any paper trail. In fact, Virginia doesn’t have paper trails. So the recount is nothing more than asking the machine to print out the results again and tallying the results. It is very unlikely that a recount will result in a Goode victory.

]]> By: Trent Hill http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/11/18/why-it-takes-to-so-long-to-get-all-votes-counted/comment-page-1/#comment-575419 Trent Hill Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:01:23 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=4333#comment-575419 Then tens of thousands of ballots in the CA-4 race are mostly from conservative areas, and the ones counted thus far were mostly from the liberal bastions of the district. That's a McClintock win. The other, Virginia 5, is a tossup. Then tens of thousands of ballots in the CA-4 race are mostly from conservative areas, and the ones counted thus far were mostly from the liberal bastions of the district. That’s a McClintock win.

The other, Virginia 5, is a tossup.

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