Posted on 12/04/2020 4:56:14 AM PST by 11th_VA
It may fall on Congress to determine who has won the closest House race in 36 years.
The race in Iowa’s 2nd District was decided by just six votes after a recount, with Republican state Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks appearing to defeat former Democratic state Sen. Rita Hart in the open-seat race. State election officials certified the results Monday, and on Wednesday, Hart announced she plans to appeal to the House to consider ballots not included in the recount.
The overturning of state-certified results by the House is rare and last happened after the 1984 elections.
Hart could have challenged the results in court. But election challenges in Iowa must be completed by Dec. 8, and Hart’s campaign did not believe that left enough time to resolve the issue.
Miller-Meeks’ campaign lawyer, Alan Ostergren, said in a statement that Hart “has chosen to avoid Iowa’s judicial system because she knows that a fair, objective analysis of this election would show what we already know: Miller-Meeks won.”
“Rita Hart has chosen a political process controlled by [Speaker] Nancy Pelosi over a legal process controlled by Iowa judges,” Ostergren said. “All Iowans should be outraged by this decision.”
Hart is filing a petition with the House Administration Committee under a 1969 law that lays out procedures for contesting state election results. She plans to ask that ballots that were legally cast but not included in the initial canvass be considered in the recount, which is prohibited under Iowa law.
“With a margin this small, it is critical that we take this next step to ensure Iowans’ ballots that were legally cast are counted,” Hart campaign manager Zach Meunier said in a statement. Meunier said Hart would file the petition “in the weeks to come.” ....
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There is enough light shed on the cheating of the Democrats (everywhere) that a hard look should be taken to see how they cheated in this election..
But to question the election results is a danger to our democracy, or so I have been told.
One election result will be overturned by the Congress.
:-(
.....and no the Dims will not see the irony of the situation.
Nancy Pelosi needs to be sued. Period.
"Rita Hart has chosen a political process controlled by [Speaker] Nancy Pelosi over a legal process controlled by Iowa judges," Ostergren said. "All Iowans should be outraged by this decision."
What a tool.
"Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members" <- that's law.
OK Dems, we will trade you a Trump win in GA WI MI and PA plus the 2 GA US Senate seats for one Rita.
OK. We will declare the 2 US Senate seats in GA as already won by the GOP then even before the elections. How's that sound?
I believe the previous close election was my Indiana congressional district. I only remember it because the Dem Rep McCloskey was the one who provided my appointment to USNA. I think he was going against another M name... maybe Macintyre... it would have been 1984 congressional election for what I think at the time was Indiana 8. Indiana has lost a seat since then but it covered the SW portion of the state.
McCloskey ended up winning by 3 votes and I got invited to meet him when I was able but never had a chance before he was voted out 2 years into my time at USNA. I understand he died fairly young some time in the 90s or early 2000s.... but anyway just thought it was interesting.
Interesting - it was in Indiana - I was livid when that happened. congrats on your appointment !
From the hidden cornfields of Iowa will come enough votes to put another Democrat loser in power.
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