🚨ALERT: 22 ballots remain uncounted in #IA2. Democrat Rita Hart asks the U.S. House to DENY Republic

[soothsayer]

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🚨ALERT: 22 ballots remain uncounted in #IA2. Democrat Rita Hart asks the U.S. House to DENY Republican Miller-Meeks’s motion to dismiss election contest, insisting that all legally-cast ballots must be counted. The contest remains ongoing.

🚨ALERT: IA-02 CONTEST CONTINUES
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[jimfields33]

1. How incredible that they are still counting and still have ballots left to count

NY-22 is in same situation. Almost 3 months and still figuring out the elections.

[Budi]

2. Brindisi vs Tenney. 122-121 / holee cow, What a twist this one is!

https://www.google.com/amp/www.wktv.com/templates/AMP%3fcontentID=573713651

NY22 Update : After certification of votes in 7 of 8 counties, Anthony Brindisi nets one vote
Brindisi gained a total of one vote on Claudia Tenney's lead, which was last reported on Friday as 122, so he now trails by 121 votes, but again this new total is without Oneida County, whose certification is on hold.

I think Brindisi is ahead 122 - 121
(Correct me if I'm wrong understanding this one)
WAIT. No Brindisi trails Tenney but Oneida is still out.

Problem now is, Tenney has already been seated in the House.
If Brindisi (D) wins, how do they UN-seat Tenney(R)?

[jimfields33]

4. What a mess. Why not seat both?

I know unconventional but once in a while common sense needs to prevail. They can run again next year with the constituents having time to observe both and decide again. This is so rare that I’d be cool with this. Both would work hard knowing they had to run soon again. I know pipe dream.

[getagrip_already]

7. seats in the house are a fixed number....

I think the only exception is due to census changes, and even then, you can't have 2 reps in one district.

Don't they use a coin toss sometimes? Or how about a new election?

[former9thward]

9. It is not a tie.

Only then do you have a coin flip or something similar.

[LanternWaste]

10. How does one force 436 to equal 435?

How does your expressed 'theory' deny the GOP from exploiting it at their own whim (being as 'unconventional' as they are)?

Pipe dream or not?

[VarryOn]

3. God bless whoever found these! Nt

[Budi]

5. No kidding. They sure rush to seat when an R has the lead.

What a complete game change this would be.

Dang!

[DeminPennswoods]

6. Iowa has a really short deadline for vote cert

That didn't leave enough time to count all the votes, iirc. I believe this is the issue for the Dem candidate.

[Budi]

8. "those votes will put Hart ahead by nine votes and make her the lawful winner of the congress.. seat

The IA-02 election was one of the closest races in 2020—the final margin only separated the candidates by six votes.

In an initial Notice of Contest, Hart identified 22 lawful ballots that were wrongfully thrown out. When counted, those votes will put Hart ahead by nine votes and make her the lawful winner of the congressional seat.