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Breaking News: Ortiz's request for recount denied
The Brownsville Herald ^
| 11-10-10
| Emma Perez-Trevino
Posted on 11/10/2010 4:09:39 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
U.S. Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz’s petition for a recount of votes cast for the U.S. House of Representatives from District 27 has been denied.
Texas Secretary of State Director of Elections Ann McGeehan said Ortiz' request was rejected because of specific defects in it.
Ortiz has until Nov. 24 to amend the petition and submit a corrected one.
McGeehan notified Ortiz in a letter dated today that he failed to include all precinct polls in District 27 in the requested recount and that his deposit of $11,500 was not sufficient and instead should be $23,500.
Ortiz also failed to note whether he was requesting a manual or electronic recount.
Ortiz, the Democratic incumbent, lost the District 27 congressional seat to newcomer Blake Farenthold, a Republican, by 797 votes, unofficial election returns show.
Farenthold received 50,976 votes to Ortiz’s 50,179, according to election returns.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: annmcgeehan; blakefarenthold; farenthold; ortiz; solomonortiz; texas; tx27
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To: afraidfortherepublic
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posted on
11/10/2010 4:12:17 PM PST
by
Irenic
To: afraidfortherepublic
Just stalling to he can manufacture enough votes
To: afraidfortherepublic
That’s what you call doting the “i’s” and crossing the “t’s”
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posted on
11/10/2010 4:12:48 PM PST
by
Marty62
(Marty 60)
To: afraidfortherepublic
McGeehan notified Ortiz in a letter dated today that he failed to include all precinct polls in District 27 in the requested recount and that his deposit of $11,500 was not sufficient and instead should be $23,500. Gee, I wonder which precincts Ortiz left out?
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posted on
11/10/2010 4:14:30 PM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
George Soros, white courtesy phone...
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posted on
11/10/2010 4:17:44 PM PST
by
glock rocks
(Wait, what?)
To: COBOL2Java
I’m absolutely shocked that Ortiz didn’t include “all” the precinct polls. Taking a page right out of the Algore playbook.
To: The Political genius
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posted on
11/10/2010 4:19:24 PM PST
by
glock rocks
(Wait, what?)
To: afraidfortherepublic
Ha ha.
I don’t think he had much of a chance to pull out a win anyway.
9
posted on
11/10/2010 4:19:33 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
(Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
J fn Kerry must be furious. Manny Ortiz is a Hero to all! Loveeeee!!!!
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posted on
11/10/2010 4:30:05 PM PST
by
Shqipo
(I stand with AZ!)
To: smokingfrog
Ha ha.You find this amusing?
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posted on
11/10/2010 4:30:44 PM PST
by
glock rocks
(Wait, what?)
To: ReformedBeckite
What would be the value in filing this since he has until Nov. 24? He doesn’t need to “stall.” He has until the 24th.
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posted on
11/10/2010 4:32:03 PM PST
by
chilltherats
(He was born with a roaring voice, and it had the trick of inflaming half-wits against their betters)
To: afraidfortherepublic
The dumb rat bastard just didnt cheat enough.You just know that he is running around his office screaming about a measley 700 votes.LMAO
13
posted on
11/10/2010 4:32:24 PM PST
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life is tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
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posted on
11/10/2010 4:33:02 PM PST
by
Jrabbit
To: afraidfortherepublic; SwinneySwitch; South40; secondamendmentkid; re_nortex; Lorianne; ...
To: glock rocks
Ortiz = Rat is the loser. Yes, I’m laughing.
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posted on
11/10/2010 4:35:46 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
(Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake.)
To: smokingfrog
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posted on
11/10/2010 4:37:16 PM PST
by
glock rocks
(Wait, what?)
To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; ...
Hasta la vista, bozo. Thanks afraidfortherepublic.
...rejected because of specific defects in it... has until Nov. 24 to amend the petition and submit a corrected one... he failed to include all precinct polls in District 27 in the requested recount and that his deposit of $11,500 was not sufficient and instead should be $23,500... also failed to note whether he was requesting a manual or electronic recount. Ortiz, the Democratic incumbent, lost the District 27 congressional seat to newcomer Blake Farenthold, a Republican, by 797 votes, unofficial election returns show.
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posted on
11/10/2010 4:38:12 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
Huzzah!
I am so proud of Texas! Thanks for the great news.
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posted on
11/10/2010 4:42:34 PM PST
by
re_nortex
(DP...that's what I like about Texas...)
To: afraidfortherepublic
Texas Secretary of State Director of Elections Ann McGeehan Texans: Please re-elect that SOS.
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posted on
11/10/2010 4:46:40 PM PST
by
careyb
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