[taxcontrol]

We should know by tonight on how the 7th will break. Currently the Republican (Bob Beauprez)leads Feeley by 386 votes. A recount is mandatory if the difference is less than 1/2 of 1% so we will see a recount in this one.

I still think that Beauprez will win this.

[Salvation]

I was not aware that there still were some undecided races.

[Morgan in Denver]

Beauprez should win and I'm glad the GOP in CO is not making too big an issue of the provisional balloting. Jefferson County probably did not purposely make any errors but I have to admit the standards should be uniform through all counties. It is interesting to note the CO legislature will revisit this district as to how well redistricting went with the idea of "adjusting" it for future elections.

[SolidSupplySide]

"Equal protection applies to the manner of exercise of the right to vote, and a violation of equal protection of the laws exists where there has been arbitrary and disparate treatment of members of a jurisdiction's electorate."

Absolutely correct application of the law to this case.

IMHO, you can identify partisans by comparing this case to Bush v. Gore:

If you think Bush v. Gore was correct and this one is wrong, your goal is raw power for Republican candidates.

If you think Bush v. Gore was incorrect, but this one is correct, you support raw power for the Democrats.

If you think both cases were decided correctly, you support the Constitution.

I don't know of anyone who thinks both cases were decided incorrectly.

[Rogle]

In New Mexico

Ex-Mayor Ahead by 7 Votes; GOP Incumbent Vows Recount

If Atkin's challenge fails and Swisstack, a Democrat, is declared the winner, it would boost the Democratic majority in the House, giving the chamber 43 Democrats and 27 Republicans.

Swisstack said after the meeting that he is elated. "A win is a win even if it's by seven votes, and I'll take it," he said. "I think the election officials and the canvassing board went above and beyond the call of duty to make sure the numbers were accurate. And I'm comfortable the results will be able to withstand scrutiny."

The certified results now go to the Secretary of State's Office for the state canvass.

Reasons for Atkin disputing the election results stem from a 73-vote discrepancy between two absentee voting summaries.

The first one, which had a signature sheet signed by members of the precinct board attached to it, gave Atkin a 67-vote lead. The second summary, which wasn't signed, eliminated 73 of her votes and none of Swisstack's giving him a six-vote lead.

When absentee-in-lieu of votes were counted on Nov. 8, Swisstack gained two votes and Atkin gained one, leaving Swisstack with the seven-vote lead.

Ernie Marquez, the Ink Impressions technician who was updating the elections database and creating the voter summaries after the polls had closed on Election Day, said Friday the 73-vote discrepancy was a data entry error that happened towards the end of more than 24 hours of continuous work.

"The error occurred more than likely at the time when I was entering (voting results from the machine and tally sheets). I can't tell you when I transposed the number but I did," Marquez said. "I looked at the report and I noticed that it didn't look right. I had two legislative districts in the same report, which was wrong."

"I said to Eddie (Gutierrez) that we needed to hold off ... and we rechecked our figures and that was when I noticed the error," Marquez said.

Gutierrez said mistakes happen and that's why there are canvasses.

"We don't have an extra 73 votes to count," he said. "When all is said and done, I believe the numbers are correct."

In this race there are a lot of twist and turns. Not only is there a 73 vote trun around but there was also votes that were miraculously found that this story does not mention.

[PatrioticAmerican]

The good news is that Donnetta Davidson is a Republican and a true red-blooded American in every sense, and she is in charge of this. It will be a fair count.