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Kansas county accepts nearly 1,500 new ballots, including from unaffiliated voters
MSN.com ^ | 8/13/18 | By Bryan Lowry and Hunter Woodall

Posted on 08/13/2018 5:24:26 PM PDT by blueyon

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Johnson County will accept nearly 1,500 provisional ballots either in full or in part, including dozens cast by unaffiliated voters who were incorrectly told by poll workers to cast provisional ballots.

The ballots could tip the balance in the GOP primary for governor. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Gov. Jeff Colyer were separated by a mere 110 votes as of early Monday.

The Johnson County Board of Canvassers voted unanimously Monday to fully accept 1,176 ballots based on the recommendation of the county's election commissioner, Ronnie Metsker.

This included 57 ballots from unaffiliated voters who were incorrectly told on Election Day to cast provisional ballots. Kansas law restricts voters from switching parties on Election Day, but unaffiliated voters are allowed to declare a party at the polls.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: 2018election; 2020election; colyer; democratfraud; election2018; election2020; fraud; jeffcolyer; johnsoncounty; kansas; kansascity; kobach; kriskobach; ks2018; ronniemetsker; trump; votefraud; voterfraud
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To: marktwain

No, Overland Park does not “tilt pretty far Left” but might lean a bit GOPe!


41 posted on 08/14/2018 5:47:51 AM PDT by zerosix (Native Sunflower..AMERICA! Designed by geniuses - now run by the idiots in Congress)
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To: zerosix

WV has a closed primary, but an unaffiliated voter is allowed to choose either a D or R or “nonpartisan” ballot. The nonpartisan ballot contains referendum, school board, and judicial races. You can’t mix and match. I understood that this choice is available in KS. I think it sucks.


42 posted on 08/14/2018 7:16:59 AM PDT by muskah
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To: flamberge

bttt


43 posted on 08/14/2018 7:35:25 AM PDT by timestax
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To: DoodleDawg

Yep, not lost. Provisionals are always counted last. They would be provisional because of the date of declaration. Maybe.


44 posted on 08/14/2018 7:42:57 AM PDT by Dust in the Wind (U S Troops Rock)
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To: killermosquito
Or a turnout of >100%

That happens a lot. In the last general election, the county had 40 precincts with more ballots turned in than registered voters in the precinct.

The local Democrats won that election of course. And all of the tax increase measures passed by slim margins.

But they say there is no fraud involved...

45 posted on 08/14/2018 8:47:07 AM PDT by flamberge (What next?)
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To: JayGalt

I am doing my Snoopy dance!

https://twitter.com/LouDobbs/status/1029528463642910721

Exactly a week after an election that produced one of the closest races in Kansas history, incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer conceded the Republican gubernatorial primary to Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state and an anti-immigration hard-liner who has sought to align himself as closely as possible with President Trump and his administration.

Colyer conceded Tuesday night, hours after a tally of provisional ballots in Johnson County, the state’s largest county, failed to close the gap between him and Kobach. Instead, the additional votes swung in his opponent’s favor — Colyer picked up an extra 301 votes, while Kobach added 325 — even though the governor had won his home county overall.


46 posted on 08/14/2018 5:48:16 PM PDT by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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To: centurion316

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3679022/posts?page=46#46

Ping
https://twitter.com/LouDobbs/status/1029528463642910721


47 posted on 08/14/2018 5:49:32 PM PDT by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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To: JayGalt

The Democrats believe that they can beat Kobach. Of course, they were certain that Clinton would beat Trump.


48 posted on 08/14/2018 6:19:13 PM PDT by centurion316 (Back90 from exile from 4/2016 until 4/2018.)
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To: centurion316

Yes. It’s never good to underestimate your opponent but...

Democratic vote total in primary
153,865 votes, 100% reporting (3,539 of 3,539 precincts)
Republican vote total in primary
313,440 votes, 100% reporting (3,539 of 3,539 precincts)

So Kansas & National Republicans need to push for every vote in November but I am optimistic.


49 posted on 08/14/2018 6:57:29 PM PDT by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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