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ProfessorGAC

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17. Their Logic Is Pretty Plain, I Think

Reply to Hassin Bin Sober (Reply #16)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 03:25 PM

Dec 2017

Every other race where an R was a choice, that voter picked R. That said, the voter screwed up the ballot for that race and the ballot should not have counted at all for the Assembly seat. The judges appear to have attempted to read minds.

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Democrat in tied Va. House race says she will challenge disputed ballot in court [View all] Eugene Dec 2017 OP

Dems to file legal challenge asking court to reconsider 'erroneous' steps that led to tied election mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #1

Good. The court overrode a decision accepted by both candidates. George II Dec 2017 #2

Yes and No rpannier Dec 2017 #10

The judges were only to certify the certification of the election board recount. Did they even Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #3

kinda was what i was thinking too bluestarone Dec 2017 #6

+2 iluvtennis Dec 2017 #8

according to the Post article, the judges heard arguments from the lawyers onenote Dec 2017 #14

Love it when Danascot Dec 2017 #4

I'm afraid I'm not familiar with that concept. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #5

Interesting. VA Code section 24.2-802.H says recount proceeding can't be appealed onenote Dec 2017 #7

Yes. Meaning the complex proceeding recount result can not be appealed. It was. Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #11

Where does it say it was too late? onenote Dec 2017 #13

By challengers I mean the Republicans who raised the one ballot, after recount done...too late. Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #15

From Jordan Pascale (per Newport News and Virginia Pilot) rpannier Dec 2017 #9

Good lord James48 Dec 2017 #12

That's a spoiled ballot. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2017 #16

Their Logic Is Pretty Plain, I Think ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #17

I get that argument. And I might buy it if there were more races with an R or a D choice Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2017 #18

Hey, I Would Have Thrown the Ballot Out For That Race ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #21

I think the voter meant to vote a straight Republican party line. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #20

Agreed ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #22

That's a sample ballot. The original appears in earlier threads, both in LBN and in GD. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 #19