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1. Secretary of State talks processes for recanvassing, contesting election results

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Wed Nov 6, 2019, 04:02 PM

Nov 2019

By Hillary Thornton | Posted: Wed 12:04 PM, Nov 06, 2019 | Updated: Wed 2:46 PM, Nov 06, 2019

The first option is requesting a recanvass. Governor Bevin has until Tuesday afternoon to request that. The recanvass would then happen on Thursday.

That process checks to make sure the vote totals from each machine were accurately recorded. Grimes says she’s seen more than 20 recanvases, including Gov. Bevin's narrow 83-vote primary win in 2015, and she’s never seen the outcome change.

The next option Bevin could consider would be filing an election contest with the General Assembly. He has up to 30 days after the votes are certified to do that.

He must contest the election to receive a recount of the votes. If that process is initiated, the General Assembly will form a committee of 11 randomly selected lawmakers that could take depositions, order a recount, and make a recommendation to the full legislature ...

https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Secretary-of-State-talks-re-canvassing-contesting-election-results-564560581.html

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Did I just hear that in KY if an election is contested their LEGISLATURE decides who wins? [View all] Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 OP

Secretary of State talks processes for recanvassing, contesting election results struggle4progress Nov 2019 #1

1899 Kentucky gubernatorial election struggle4progress Nov 2019 #2

Vote totals don't change much typically Roland99 Nov 2019 #3

They can still contest the election, right? Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #4

Yes...We would if it was this close. AncientGeezer Nov 2019 #5

He lost RandiFan1290 Nov 2019 #11

So..when 1 of ours is this close..we say "Time to get over it" with a waving emoji...yeah. um ..no AncientGeezer Nov 2019 #13

whataboutwhataboutwhataboutwhatabout RandiFan1290 Nov 2019 #14

That's what you have.....not even a wave emoji? AncientGeezer Nov 2019 #15

KY Constitution. Section 153. Power of General Assembly as to elections struggle4progress Nov 2019 #6

KY Revised Statutes Chapter 120 struggle4progress Nov 2019 #7

Yeah but other than a recount I don't see this going anywhere Roland99 Nov 2019 #9

I feel you Wawannabe Nov 2019 #8

kentucky derby boycott would be in order nt msongs Nov 2019 #10

boycott the whole GOP-infested state Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #12