After Rep. Lauren Underwood sworn into second term, rival Jim Oberweis seeks to overturn election

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/columnists/2021/1/4/22214220/after-democrat-rep-lauren-underwood-sworn-into-second-term-jim-oberweis-seeks-to-overturn-election


WASHINGTON – A day after Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., was sworn into her second term, her GOP challenger, Jim Oberweis, announced Monday that after a discovery recount, he is seeking to contest her election.

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When a vote is that close, Illinois law allows a candidate to file a petition asking for a discovery recount. During a discovery recount, the candidate can review the votes in up to 25% of the precincts. The 14th District has 462 precincts in parts of seven counties.

Andra Belknap, Underwood’s campaign spokeswoman, said in a statement, “Regardless of Mr. Oberweis’ legal bluster, the results of this election will not change. Congresswoman Underwood was sworn into the 117th Congress on January 3rd and remains focused on the work the people of the 14th District elected her to do.”

Oberweis is seeking to void all 39,647 Kane County mail ballots, claiming they were not properly initialed by election judges.

[pandr32]

1. The ripple effect from DT's attempt to overturn the election

This is all so tiring.

[Cha]

14. I'm so sick of these Fascist LOSERS!

[pandr32]

17. Me, too, Cha!

Aloha!

[Cha]

20. Aloha, pandr!

[Bettie]

19. And a glimpse of the future

I doubt we'll ever see another election where a Democrat wins that is not tied up in court for as long as they can do it.

[pandr32]

21. If we go after seditionists I think we will see an end to them

Georgia went blue because of the fact we made it very tough to cheat.

[Irish_Dem]

2. The new GOP normal.

Will the judiciary hold in non presidential elections?
We shall see.

[beachbumbob]

3. Not going to happen

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. I would assume not, as well. What a bunch of ass-clowns.... nt

[In It to Win It]

5. Isn't this the same asshole that went to the orientation for new congresspersons after he lost?

[notinkansas]

8. Yup he did. What a jerk!

[obamanut2012]

15. Yup -- he's another little rich privileged white man

Who has never been told no -- except by voters.

wahhhhhh wahhhhhhh wahhhhhhhhhh

[notinkansas]

6. Oberweis is the eternal candidate

He has run for just about everything and gotten defeated most of the time. He is finally made it into the Illinois Senate, unfortunately.

He seriously wants to disenfranchise 39,647 voters because he says ballots were not initialed properly? Really?

Go away, man.

[LisaL]

12. Considering he lost, he didn't make it into the Senate.

NT

[notinkansas]

16. He's in the Illinois state senate.

He was running for the US House of Representatives.

[kysrsoze]

7. Apparently Jim Oberweis also wants to lose even more times than he already has. He's such a dick.

Fuck him and his ice cream shoppes.

[Midnight Writer]

13. Oberweis. Another rich kid seeking office because he wants to rule people, not to serve people.

[spanone]

18. I suspect if dems win in Georgia, the same bullshit will happen