Posted on 12/02/2020 3:18:32 PM PST by Pining_4_TX
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Democratic congressional candidate in Iowa who trailed by six votes after a recount said Wednesday she will forgo further legal challenges in the state and instead appeal directly to the U.S. House for review.
Rita Hart’s campaign had until Wednesday afternoon to contest the election under Iowa law following Monday’s certification of results in which Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks was declared the winner of the closest House race in decades.
An election contest in Iowa would have triggered the formation of a five-judge panel that would have been required to rule on who won the race by Tuesday, Dec. 8.
Hart’s campaign said that quick timeline would not allow enough time to review the ballots, including thousands of unexamined undervotes and overvotes and others that were not counted for a variety of reasons.
Instead, the campaign said that Hart would file an election contest with the U.S. House under the Federal Contested Elections Act in the coming weeks.
Such a filing, due within 30 days after Monday’s certification, will trigger a proceeding in front of the House Committee on Administration that would allow Hart to offer testimony and evidence.
The Democratic-controlled House could also direct the committee to conduct its own investigation and recount, a process that in the past has included reviewing election records and examining disputed ballots.
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Interesting.
I am thinking that EVERY GOP candidate in a contested state should do the same. Good political theater if nothing else.
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IIRC Bella Pelosi would have the power to seat this loser regardless of the vote count.
...and the a-hole will magically win
Shades of NY-22.
If I lived in the 2nd district, I would raise all kinds of hell over this. How dare she! I guess I shouldn’t ask that about a Democrat. They will do anything to win.
Translation: We have 7 uncounted votes that fell behind the sofa ready to go on a 2nd recount.
“I am thinking that EVERY GOP candidate in a contested state should do the same.”
Trump or a republican question/challenge outcome...
DEMS: “Sore losers. To not accept the results and concede threatens our democracy!”
Democrats question/challenge outcome...
DEMS: “We will take every legal path to overturn the injustice of this election. Democracy must prevail!”
So true! And it’s infuriating the way the MSM always sides with the Democrats no matter what.
If you live in district 2, let Rita Hart know what you think of her trying to overturn the results of the election.
Miller-Meeks needs to demand an audit NOW! How many of Hart’s votes were fraudulent? At least we will know for certain who should really be seated, instead of Pelosi just handing the seat to Hart simply because she is a DEM!
“...I am thinking that EVERY GOP candidate in a contested state should do the same....”
Fully agree with ya, but there’s just one little itty bitty problem: it takes balls and a willingness to fight.
Why wouldn’t she do that, if it needs to be done? I don’t get it.
What a joke...
Americans won't stand for this only because they've found it is easier to lay down for it...
This election has proven that the new American motto is: "Bend over, spread'em and smile"...
Democrats couldn’t manufacture votes quick enough to save her. Poor baby!
I am of the opinion that yes, you are correct. It wont change a thing. However, I also believe that exposing the dem hypocrisy is one of the best uses of political theater.
GOP candidates appeal to Nancy Pelosi to overturn their loss? If Nancy thinks she can get away with it, she will "deem democrats to be elected", but republicans wouldn't be let in the door, let alone allowed to present their case.
She’s probably demanding her right to “find” the necessary ballots to win. Time to check all the closets, file cabinets, car trunks, briefcases until the ballots are found. I’m guessing the she’s upset that she isn’t given the opportunity to steal an election like other Democrats are.
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