Crossposting a thread from the Virginia Group. **this is important**

[Raine1967]

Thanks to DU'r ehrnst for starting that thread. I have been alerted by friends in Stafford that there are shenanigans going on and while I posted there, I wanted to bring it to GD for more eyes to see.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10814469 is the thread.

I posted there this information:

There is a SERIOUS PROBLEM RIGHT NOW:

Per a friend in the city:

Stafford County Registrar Greg Riddlemoser has thrown out over 1000 absentee ballots on a technicality. He has also refused to release the names of provisional voters in defiance of the State Board of Elections order.

Washington Post has been contacted as has NBC4.

I personally reached out to Dave Wasserman at the Cook Political Report and Benjamin Tribbet -- both of whom were intrumental in making sure Herring's recount was done properly a few years ago.


If anyone knows of a lawyer, let's get a judge to clear this up!

[malaise]

1. Get thee to the greatest page for visibility

Rec

Contact Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O'Donnell, etc.

[Raine1967]

4. We are trying to!

We are on this and would love help!

[malaise]

20. I'll keep kicking

Great work

[brush]

72. Is this about the vote counts to determine who controls the House of Delegates?

It the official throwing out ballots to make sure the repugs keep control?

[certainot]

21. this is a legit issue protest at the uni of virginia and virginia tech

one thing that will get high visibility and scare the crap out of the r-cons is to protest 6 limbaugh/trump/GOP radio stations by protesting the universities of Virginia Tech 5 and Virginia 1 that broadcast sports on them.

by broadcasting sports on those stations they're endorsing what the republicans are doing and have been doing. they're letting the r-cons use their mascots and brands to sell advertising and bullshit.

seeing protests to get the unis to look for apolitical alts will get GOP attention and freak them out. media will notice and advertisers will flee. without rw radio republicans have nothing.

[malaise]

24. Excellent post

[underpants]

2. Kick

[Jim Dandy]

3. kick!

[rogue emissary]

5. K & R!

[csziggy]

6. Contact the local Democratic Party

Usually they have attorneys on call just for this kind of event. My brother in law has done this in Florida for several presidential races.

If the local Democratic Party does NOT have anyone on call, contact the ACLU!

[Raine1967]

15. That is happening as well!

[csziggy]

17. Excellent!

[niyad]

7. k and r

[UtahLib]

8. Kick and rec

[ismnotwasm]

9. K&R

[Roland99]

10. What is the technicality?

[Raine1967]

14. Envelopes.

Reports are that the ballots were discarded because they weren't placed in a smaller inner envelope.

[Roland99]

31. SO. They were in an envelope. But not nested in a separate envelope inside that?!

[Raine1967]

32. Seems so. Shades of Ohio 2004.

The ACLU, the Dems, the VA electoral commission, lawyers, WaPo and NBC have all been informed, so now we wait and see.

[Roland99]

35. Ridiculous to blanket reject them

And I don’t care which way the votes were. Voted need to count

[angrychair]

11. I was a poll observer in Hampton Roads for years

In a recount there should be county or state DNC reps (typically a lawyer but not always) at a recount and to challenge the rejection of absentee ballots in a recount situation.

Contact the local Party office or state Party office or the national DNC office. Every race matters.

WE SHOULD FIGHT FOR EVERY SINGLE BALLOT.

[iluvtennis]

30. But typically it;s the GOP'er types in control

[angrychair]

36. Not in this case

Virginia law is very explicit on this: both Parties have a right to have a representative in the room during all counting, can agree/disagree with the count and can fill protest to the count or any rejection of a ballot as well as a complaint to the courts.

There is no “behind closed doors” bullshit in Virginia. The only stipulation being that it’s completely at a Party’s discretion to have a representative present or not. Nothing says that they have to be there, just that they have a right to be there.

[iluvtennis]

37. Excellent! Thanks for clarifying

[FSogol]

12. K & R. n/t

[lagomorph777]

13. K&R The House of Delegates hangs in the balance

Every vote MUST COUNT!

[Little Star]

16. k&r

[crazycatlady]

18. Call the 1-888-OUR-VOTE hotline

Also contact the VA Democratic Party. I'm sure they have lawyers on call.

[Ligyron]

19. Wow, best of luck in this.

You just know they didn't try to dispose of them to make things fair and just. Bet there's a reason.

[bluecollar2]

22. kick and rec...n/t

[calimary]

23. K&R!

Let's just face it. The ONLY realistic way this team can win anymore is if they CHEAT.

[Happyhippychick]

25. kick

[Squinch]

26. Kick

[mcar]

27. They will stop at nothing

Good luck!

[bluestateboomer]

28. KICK

N/T

[zentrum]

29. K&R

[SleeplessinSoCal]

33. K & R

[Sam McGee]

34. Call the Lawyers' Committee RIGHT NOW!!!!

Call the Lawyers' Committee immediately 1-866-OUR-VOTE. 866-687-8683

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. A big, fat K&R!

[Honeycombe8]

39. The DNC needs to aggressively go after these things. Aggressively. nt

[denbot]

40. K&R

Keep us posted.

[SunSeeker]

41. The DNC needs to get lawyers on this!

This cannot go unchallenged.

[dhill926]

42. perhaps it's bringing shit like this to,light...

That was the reason for the Election Day hack of DU...

[bronxiteforever]

43. Kick and recommend.

[mac56]

44. K & R

[Justice]

45. tweeted to Marc Elias who is Dem lawyer.

[Maraya1969]

46. Someone please Twitter this. I don't know the hashtags but they

Should be easy to find out.

I'm on my phone and can't find the Tweet button

[tomp]

47. Seek immediate injunction...

...against any announcement of winner or ratification of the vote. Also, immediate protest at boe.

[FSogol]

48. Please give us updates when you hear them.

Many thanks.

[jimlup]

49. This is really the only way that they have left to win - they have to cheat

Either by passing absurd laws or shit like this

[Madam45for2923]

50. How about contacting ACLU? 1-866-OUR-VOTE or 1-866-987-8683

[Madam45for2923]

51. Send it to Rachel!

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/send-it-rachel

[Madam45for2923]

52. Call Norman Goldman show right not (6-9 ET) he is a lawyer: 1-888-321-6001

https://www.normangoldman.com/

[gademocrat7]

53. K&R!

[spooky3]

54. And another!

[catrose]

56. yet another n/t

[mercuryblues]

55. kick

[NastyRiffraff]

57. Kick for visibility

Wish I knew a lawyer with experience in election law; I'll ask around my Virginia friends.

[Tiggeroshii]

58. Kick

[Ilsa]

59. Shameless cheating by them. I hope he goes to jail. nt

[uponit7771]

60. +1, I'm biased but I rarely if EVER hear of dems doing this stupid shit ... maddening

[Ilsa]

61. Can't find a current twitter thread for this. nt

[raven mad]

62. Kick because it's happening everywhere.

And Virginia has a large piece of my heart (in the hills).

[volstork]

63. Kick for vis

[Puzzler]

64. K&R

(n/t)

-Puzzler

[Tavarious Jackson]

65. knR

[UCmeNdc]

66. K&R

[DemSoc]

67. K & R. n/t

[Roland99]

68. Any updates on this?

[halobeam]

69. K & R

[Demsrule86]

70. Democratic Party lawyers should be involved...have you called them?

[Raine1967]

71. No new updates however, lawyers

and others went to Stafford county yesterday. If I hear anything I'll pass it on.

I don't live in that area, I am in another delegate district and my delegate is helping out.

[tosh]

78. Thank you!

K&R.

[DoctorJoJo]

73. Repukes Stealing An Election?

Why am I not surprised!

[sheshe2]

74. K&R

[BlancheSplanchnik]

75. Kick! Rec! Glad Virginians have contacted Washington Post and other media.

Also glad you contacted Wasserman and Tribbet.

I don't know those names but sounds like a smart move.

[MontanaMama]

76. K&R

We can't let them do this in the dark.

[lapucelle]

77. Thank you Raine1967 and ehrnst

Tweet Joy Reid, Rachel Maddow, CNN, etc

[Mountain Mule]

79. Huge kick from this ol Mountain Mule!

[mia]

80. K&R n/t

[Nitram]

81. Wow! Actually may be good news because it suggests the Democratic candidate won.

[Raine1967]

82. **UPDATE**

- We're still working on this -- right now -- there are 55 absentee ballots in question that are apparently military voters. Our lawyers are working on a court order to get the provisional ballot logs released and to make sure the military absentee voters are not disenfranchised

The information concerning 1000 absentee ballots being "thrown out" was apparently a misunderstanding by an elected official who is fighting for her own recount. She was either told this in error or she misinterpreted the numbers of disqualified absentee ballots. Our lawyers who have looked into this matter don't think that the information on the 1000 disqualified ballots is accurate.

There is a question about a flier that provisional voters were given that contained incorrect info. This flier informed voters that they had until noon on Friday (today) to appear at the registrar's office to validate their ballots. But today is a holiday and the office is closed. Voters have until Noon on Monday, 11/13 to verify their vote. The Registrar has been asked to show us the flier -- this might be part of the court order as well.

[Raine1967]

83. **UPDATE 2** VoteVets in aware of the situation:

Link to tweet

Text copy:

VoteVets?Verified account @votevets

With a razor thin margin triggering a recount in Virginia's HD-28 election for Delegate, VoteVets is calling on the electoral board to count all military ballots. Thus far, the local electoral board has refused to count 55 military ballots. #VAPol

[Raine1967]

84. **Update**

From a friend in the district:

UPDATE #VAHD28 -- We have the provisional ballot logs in hand! Field staff is starting to contact these voters now.

The status of the uncounted 55 Absentee Ballots is still not resolved. Keep fighting on this!