Posted on 12/20/2017 12:03:10 PM PST by Drew68
A three- judge panel declined to certify the recount of a key House race today, saying that a questionable ballot should be counted in favor of the Republican and tying a race that Democrats had thought they had won by a single vote.
“The court declares there is no winner in this election,” said Circuit Court Judge Bryant L. Sugg, after the judges deliberated for more than two hours.
The court’s decision leaves the race for the 94th District tied at 11,608 votes for each Del. David Yancey, the Republican incumbent, and Shelly Simonds, his Democratic challenger.
And it leaves the balance of power in the state legislature at 49-51, in favor of Republicans - at least for now.
In the case of a tie in a House race, state law says the winner is chosen by lot – essentially, a coin toss, according to Virginia state law.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Very unusual situation.
as they said in Minnesota 2008, when Al Franken eventually won , It isn’t over until it is over.
God bless him!
Not another hanging chad!
“Thus I suspect fraud.”
Who did the recount, and who watched them?
bump
I hate making accusations that are unprovable, but what the razor thin victories may signify is voter fraud.
The party that senses defeat guesses the size of the deficit. Then they know how many votes to steal. Since stealing votes is risky -- one can get caught, they try not to overdo it. Hence the close vote tallies.
Poker hands and cutting the deck are not uncommon in small New Mexico elections that tie. I think I’ve seen about a dozen over the years. Life goes on.
I wrote earlier...that the odds of a tie were astronomical...implying "cheating".
And especially interesting that it came down to a "defective" ballot....a "chad"....by any other name.
What do the dems do now. A two headed coin ? The dems in Virginia are so corrupt.
The republican won the first time. What corruption. Virginia has so much fraud.
Them winning by one vote. Actually proves they lost.
“Democrats will just have to wait to raise taxes, register to vote more illegals and felons, and corrupt Virginian youth with gender-bender permits.”
Yeah, that pretty much sums it up.
The standard for election ballots is whether the clear intent of the voter can be determined. For instance if the instructions say to p,ace an “X” in the box and one puts a “check” in the box, the instructions were not followed exactly but the intent is clear therefore the vote is valid and counted.
When I was a kid, a jewelry store in a local mall on Long Island, NY had a section which sold coins to collectors.
They had for sale an error coin....a Jefferson nickel which had Jefferson’s head on BOTH sides.
If I were that Republican, I would examine that coin before the toss.
We still have to win the coin toss. We still can lose this thing. Hard to believe it will come down to heads or tails.
I believe that if all 100 house of delegates seats were decided by drawing lots, the democrats would win 75 of them.
No...they disqualified the ballot.
Dem: Heads I win, Tails you lose.......................
Run the voting again. Revote!
# purple fingers
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.