Posted on 11/13/2012 6:28:38 PM PST by smoothsailing
November 13, 2012
Melissa E. Holsman
FORT PIERCE A Fort Pierce mayoral candidate filed a request for an injunction Tuesday against the St. Lucie County elections supervisor and Canvassing Board, asking the circuit court to postpone Wednesday's recount, impound voting machines and review the election results.
Vince Gaskin asked the court to independently review "the difference in voting totals evidenced by voting machine ticker tape" before a recount of the mayor's race, scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. Wednesday.
Gaskin's lawsuit, assigned to St. Lucie County Circuit Judge Dan Vaughn seeks "immediate mandatory injunctive relief" to "address the difference in vote counting machine totals and the final total of votes of ... Nov. 1, Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 early voting ballots."
"At this point, according to what we've been told by (St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections) Gertrude (Walker,) once her and the Canvassing Board have certified the results, that's pretty much it," Gaskin said Tuesday. "That's why we're rushing to try and get this injunction filed before this recount happened because we don't want these results to get certified without these questions being answered."
Gaskin's lawsuit also requested the vote-counting machines' ticker tapes be impounded for review, claiming he has evidence of a "discrepancy between the actual machine count and the computer card used for tabulation of a final vote count."
As of Tuesday, election results showed Gaskin ahead of opponent Linda Hudson by five votes after Election Day, and then ahead by 21 votes after provisional ballots were counted Thursday and Friday.
Hudson then took the lead by 61 votes after early votes from Nov. 1-3 were recounted Sunday.
"We are aggressively questioning that because we have the proof from what they gave us on Sunday. And that's why we are so adamant about trying to get answers about this," Gaskin said. "We don't see where there is a problem with the machines. Whatever happened after we looked at those numbers and they took the cards and wherever they went, after that point, that's where the problem occurred.
"It must be the (memory) cards," he added. "But there was a problem with the Sunday count, and she (Walker) is saying the Sunday count was fine, and we disagree with that."
Gaskin said he plans to contact Vaughn early Wednesday seeking an immediate a court order to stop the counting.
If Wednesday's recount proceeds, Gaskin said he "can't trust" the outcome.
Gertrude (Walker,) - needs to be sacked.
Yep, and for those not following the issue, this is same broad trying to rip off Allen West.
when will know if the cat’s outa the bag? is there a drop dead date?
As long as the democrat party controls the “County elections supervisor and Canvassing Board” or whatever local elected official controls the vote count, they will win every election.
I wish I could provide you with an answer.
When I went to vote my ballot number was 199
I was a little surprised to see that since since it allows them to match up my ballot with my name and my vote- making this a NOT-SO-SECRET ballot
WTF is happening in this country????????????
She’s a democrat. Nuff said.
When I went to vote my ballot number was 199
I was a little surprised to see that since since it allows them to match up my ballot with my name and my vote- making this a NOT-SO-SECRET ballot
WTF is happening in this country????????????
In other words- THEY MIGHT JUST AS WELL HAVE PUT MY NAME ON THE BALLOT
seekthetruth posted on another thread that the mandatory mayoral race recount has been postponed?
Where I vote it’s been that way as long as I can remember. The precinct where I vote is so small we only have 3 voting machines. I was number 32 this year.
Oh Gertrude Gertrude Gertrude —
What a mess you have gotten yourself into here.
This is sloppy vote fraud. Jesse and Al are so disappointed.
Have you forgotten what you learned in Vote Fraud 101:
Never Never Never try to commit vote fraud when there are two races in question. You will never be able to make the numbers come out right.
Wait until they require you to match the hand count to the machine count for not just two races but all of them and find all those Blank undervotes in there.
Then you will have some real splainin to do.
thanks for the ping , please keep me informed
Romney the elitist old guard of the GOP fought more against Newt to give us Romney but ignore all of this voter fraud and a veteran who served this country
GOP calls , oh I hope so
Good grief.
I hope Gertrude is in BIG trouble!
I’ll try and please return the favor.
Walker’s what they call a ‘triple dipper.’
Oh man. Three paychecks. She truly works the system.
She belongs in prison.
Ah but don’t forget. This happened in liberal polling places all over the Nation. Especially in the big Cities like Phili.
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