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Votes still being counted in NY special election
One News Now ^ | November 16, 2009 | Jim Brown

Posted on 11/16/2009 5:37:06 AM PST by IbJensen

The November 3 special congressional election in New York may not be over after all.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) may have jumped the gun by swearing in new Democratic Congressman Bill Owens from the 23rd Congressional District of New York.

Although Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman conceded to Owens, the state has yet to certify the election -- and the recanvassing of votes by the county Boards of Election shows Owens' lead has narrowed to 3,026 votes, with about 5,800 absentee ballots received so far that have yet to be counted.

Hans von SpakovskyHans von Spakovsky, a visiting legal scholar at The Heritage Foundation and a former member of the Federal Election Commission, says even if Hoffman were to ultimately win the race, he doubts Pelosi would allow him in Congress.

"I frankly don't trust that Speaker Pelosi would actually do the right thing," he admits.

(Excerpt) Read more at onenewsnow.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: newyarkansas; nutsypelousy
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To: Sybeck1
I call shenanigans!

You got that right.

21 posted on 11/16/2009 6:19:03 AM PST by Nateman (If liberals aren't screaming you're doing it wrong.)
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To: theDentist

Franken will make HHH look good.


22 posted on 11/16/2009 6:20:42 AM PST by Theodore R.
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To: IbJensen

The States job to certify the election, the RATS job to,,,,,,,,silly boy, grow up.


23 posted on 11/16/2009 6:24:49 AM PST by Waco (Stay as bootiful as ya are Karvile.')
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To: ClearCase_guy

Exactly. GOP should publish all known voter frauds (and voter intimidations) and set up a clear path to get rid of those, ie push photo ID requirement (even Mexico, Iraq and every country on earth has it) and some simple double-checks, especially to counter dem-controlled districts where all in charge of the ballot boxes are dems.


24 posted on 11/16/2009 6:25:12 AM PST by heiss
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To: Theodore R.

“The American people can’t understand how they are destroying themselves.”

You hit the nail squarely on the head.


25 posted on 11/16/2009 6:28:56 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: IbJensen

Hoffman is on Beck right now saying he’s trailing by about 2000 with actually 10000 left to count. Says he needs 56-60% of remaining votes.


26 posted on 11/16/2009 6:36:21 AM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: IbJensen; All

Hoffman says he is “unconceding” on Beck.


27 posted on 11/16/2009 6:37:00 AM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: kempster
Actually, the artcile from last week said "over 10,000 absentee ballots were distributed" and made no mention of how many were returned.

Now we have a more clear picture.

28 posted on 11/16/2009 6:42:12 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (FreepMail me if you want on the Bourbon ping list!)
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To: IbJensen

Just talked to my rep’s office (Cliff Stearns, FL good guy conservative). The “rules” say that, because Hoffman conceded, Pelosi could confirm Owens even though NY hasn’t announced him as winner yet. Hoffman conceded because the tallies that had come in had him losing by MANY thousands of votes... BECAUSE SEVERAL DISTRICTS IN NEW YORK FAILED TO SEND HOFFMAN’S VOTES WHEN THEY SENT THE RESULTS. Those districts only reported Owens’ votes and reported Hoffman as zero. When they realized their mistake the districts sent the correct results — AFTER Hoffman conceded. He cannot “unconcede” and we can’t get the healthcare bill overturned because apparently it was all according to the rules. If Hoffman turns out with more votes, he’ll be the new rep and Owens will be gone. What a mess.


29 posted on 11/16/2009 6:45:45 AM PST by Snow Eagle
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To: Sybeck1

http://webimages.stephen-wright.net/shenanigans7sy.jpg


30 posted on 11/16/2009 6:47:29 AM PST by Dead Corpse (III)
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To: IbJensen

I’d like to know what the consequences will be for Pelosi and Owens should Hoffman be certified the winner. She swore in the loser of an uncertified election and Owens voted on the Health Care bill. Surely some laws were broken there!


31 posted on 11/16/2009 6:50:03 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.)
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To: Dead Corpse

Check this out

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/11/democrats-stole-ny23-owns-going-down-as-absentee-is-counted-and-ilegal-democrat-voter-fraud.html


32 posted on 11/16/2009 6:53:12 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: shotdog

the missing ballots are in the closet and will suddenly appear should Hoffman go ahead in the count.


33 posted on 11/16/2009 6:58:17 AM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies.)
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To: IbJensen
Although Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman conceded to Owens, the state has yet to certify the election -- and the recanvassing of votes by the county Boards of Election shows Owens' lead has narrowed to 3,026 votes, with about 5,800 absentee ballots received so far that have yet to be counted.

I don't see Hoffman doing it. The Dems have gotten pretty good at absentee ballots and probably a chunk of those will also go to Dede.

Hoffman would have to get between 3,026 of the absentee votes (assuming all the rest went to DS) or 4013 (if none of it went to DS) to send it to the tie-breaking process.

34 posted on 11/16/2009 7:06:02 AM PST by Tribune7 (God bless Carrie Prejean)
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To: kempster

IIRC, it was 10,000 absentee ballots sent out. It looks like only 5,800 were returned. I don’t know what the deadline is there regarding military ballots.


35 posted on 11/16/2009 7:08:52 AM PST by Tribune7 (God bless Carrie Prejean)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

If it isn’t close, they can’t cheat...


36 posted on 11/16/2009 7:12:50 AM PST by Dead Corpse (III)
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To: Tribune7

I don’t know what the deadline is there regarding military ballots.


I don’t remember the post mark deadline but I believe they had to be received by Nov. 9, which was monday a week ago. The county where Ft Drum is located had something like 2200 military ballots requested and had recieved back a little over 1300 from the last story I saw.


37 posted on 11/16/2009 7:13:54 AM PST by deport
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To: kempster
Those numbers were from the end of last week. The first count said there were over 10,000 ballots yet to be counted with a 3026 vote difference. Now it is down to 5800 and the same count. Something doesn’t add up here, or they are the slowest counting district in the country.

I believe I read the same article, I believe and they said that there had been approximately 10,000 absentee ballots sent out.
38 posted on 11/16/2009 7:47:38 AM PST by krogers58
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To: Snow Eagle
Our entire nation is a mess! Time to literally kick the leftists into the Potomac and see if any can swim.

This nation has to be taken over by a responsible force that will look out for the majority and look upon what comprised our Congress as being traitorous dogs!

39 posted on 11/16/2009 9:16:30 AM PST by IbJensen (America being militarily and economically strong isn't enough: We must be morally strong!)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

As others have posted, Red, when it comes to situations like this and the Democrat Communist Party hasn’t stolen the election already, chances are they’re complete the job when they count these final ballots.


40 posted on 11/16/2009 9:19:21 AM PST by IbJensen (America being militarily and economically strong isn't enough: We must be morally strong!)
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