Virginia House race: plan to break tie by drawing names from bowl postponed
Source: The Guardian
Election officials in Virginia have postponed a plan to break a rare tied race by drawing names from a bowl. The draw had been set for Wednesday in Richmond.
The Democrat in the tied House race, which affects which party controls the chamber, said on Tuesday she will ask a court to declare the tie invalid and her the winner.
Shelly Simonds and her lawyers said that among other errors, the court failed to follow state election law by allowing a ballot to be counted a day after a recount last week which gave her victory over incumbent Republican David Yancey by one vote. The Simonds campaign said it will ask the same court to reconsider its decision.
Explaining the postponement of the draw, James Alcorn, chairman of Virginia’s state board of elections, said in a series of tweets that drawing names “is an action of last resort”.
:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/27/virginia-house-race-plan-to-break-tie-by-drawing-names-from-bowl-postponed
