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Alaska counting of absentee ballots begins - Go Miller!! [Murkowski just conceded.]
Alaska Politics Blog - Anchorage Daily News ^ | August 31, 2010 | Alaska_Politics

Posted on 08/31/2010 12:40:40 PM PDT by CedarDave

From Sean Cockerham at the Alaska Division of Elections office in Anchorage --

Update, 11:10 a.m.: Joe Miller's lead over Lisa Murkowski narrowed from 1,668 votes to 1,325 with the first count of absentee ballots this morning.

It looks like 2,391 votes were counted in this first batch. They're from Districts 17 through 26, all Anchorage.

More numbers to come.

Read more: http://community.adn.com/adn/node/152974

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; frankenvotes; joemiller; miller; millertime; murkowski
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To: onyx

Thanks for the ping.


201 posted on 08/31/2010 3:20:24 PM PDT by RedMDer (Throw them all out in 2010... Forward with Confidence! Forward!)
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To: aphid; Deb; hoosiermama

Dayum. I’m on that page, and linked others, but I forgot to check for updates...lol.

Oy.


202 posted on 08/31/2010 3:21:30 PM PDT by onyx (If you support Sarah and want on her Ping List, let me know!)
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To: All

rsmccain CONFIRMED Wasilla-Palmer Districts NOT counting absentees today http://bit.ly/cCBnQp


203 posted on 08/31/2010 3:22:59 PM PDT by aphid (Only dead fish go with the flow)
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To: justlurking

So Miller withstood Anchorage and half of the 16,000 and questionable ballots to be counted and only lost less than 400 votes...either he maintains at 1,000+, or could it be headed for a recount (then I’m worrying.)


204 posted on 08/31/2010 3:24:09 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14! God, Family, Church, Country - 11/2010, 11/2012 - Tea Party like it's 1773!)
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To: aphid
The count is to include 496 ballots from the Laurel/Dowling area of South Anchorage that weren’t counted on Election Day.

This not new news at all. It was in the very first story early this morning at this link:

Senate race heats up over ballot counting

205 posted on 08/31/2010 3:24:25 PM PDT by CedarDave (Ten-year anniversary - proudly Freeping since Aug 17, 2000)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

I am NOT a math genius, in fact, I can’t balance a check book, but I still can’t calculate a scenario where Lisa overtakes Joe Miller to win.

He’s never lost his lead.

Still ahead, and in Alaska, a 1,000 vote lead is considerable.

She chipped-off approx. 400 votes, but those votes came from her strong areas.

Joe Miller is the winner. It’s just a matter of time to make it official..


206 posted on 08/31/2010 3:28:05 PM PDT by onyx (If you support Sarah and want on her Ping List, let me know!)
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To: SeattleBruce
Well, with happened in King County in past elections, I can see why you are worried about re-counts and elections.

It is a shame about King County and what has happened in the state of Washington in the past.

207 posted on 08/31/2010 3:28:24 PM PDT by topher (Let us return to old-fashioned morality - morality that has stood the test of time...)
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To: mrsmith
That’s a lot of “questioned ballots “. I believe there are about 10,000 “questioned ballots “ in total now!

Questioned by who? There were stories going around that the Murkowski camp or someone on their behalf was making phone calls to absentee voters asking who they voted for. If they answered for Miller, their name went on a list as a ballot to question.

Now there may indeed have been phone calls and deception may have been used to get a response {"calling from such-and-such pollsters to get an idea of what the final vote might be. If you voted absentee, would you share who you voted for?"). Hopefully, they didn't get many to answer.

208 posted on 08/31/2010 3:30:38 PM PDT by CedarDave (Ten-year anniversary - proudly Freeping since Aug 17, 2000)
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To: CedarDave

They updated the site right before it was posted here. I’m headed out the door so no more updates from me.


209 posted on 08/31/2010 3:32:34 PM PDT by aphid (Only dead fish go with the flow)
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To: CedarDave

Why aren’t they going to continue counting tomorrow instead of Friday and Sept. 8?. Are they purposely contorting the situation?


210 posted on 08/31/2010 3:33:25 PM PDT by chooseascreennamepat (Reid: Why, oh why, are they picking on me?)
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To: onyx

Fox News guy in Alaska, his name slips my mind this second...Dan something I think? Just said that the remaining ballots for the most part will be coming from areas that Joe did the best in. In fact he said it is such a big hill for Lisa M to overcome...looks like a big win for the tea party (paraphrase from a poor memory) but that is basically what he said.

Me I celebrate a little later


211 posted on 08/31/2010 3:34:03 PM PDT by Friendofgeorge ( PALIN / HOLTZ 2012 If you vote Democrat you support infanticide)
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To: chooseascreennamepat

..i think they have to travel to remote sites...


212 posted on 08/31/2010 3:34:38 PM PDT by spokeshave (Islamics and Democrats unite to cut off Adam Smith's invisible hand)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

LOL!


213 posted on 08/31/2010 3:35:12 PM PDT by RedMDer (Throw them all out in 2010... Forward with Confidence! Forward!)
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To: aphid

The votes may have just been counted now, but the fact that they were not included in the original count on election night was known previously.


214 posted on 08/31/2010 3:37:44 PM PDT by CedarDave (Ten-year anniversary - proudly Freeping since Aug 17, 2000)
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To: onyx

I hope so, I see a lot of funny business going on over there. Finding “lost ballots” just smells funny, hopefully tomorrow we find out for sure that Miller won


215 posted on 08/31/2010 3:37:51 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: chooseascreennamepat

Votes from Fairbanks (and Juneau if not already in) still to come in tonight.


216 posted on 08/31/2010 3:39:27 PM PDT by CedarDave (Ten-year anniversary - proudly Freeping since Aug 17, 2000)
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To: Friendofgeorge

Dan Springer is the guy from Fox. He is stationed in Seattle.


217 posted on 08/31/2010 3:39:36 PM PDT by Clyde5445 (Gov. Sarah Palin: :"You have to sacrifice to win. That's my philosophy in 6 words.")
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To: WWRD

http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10PRIM/data/sovc/hd30.pdf

Yes, this particular House District PDF is the only one updated today so far.


218 posted on 08/31/2010 3:43:15 PM PDT by truthfreedom
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To: CedarDave

No one has mentioned Juneau coming in yet. As of this moment, they’re still on the 13:15 results. I would guess that the Juneau results will be coming in next (they started counting at 1pm Alaska time apparently) and then Fairbanks (they’re starting at 3pm Alaska time).


219 posted on 08/31/2010 3:46:10 PM PDT by truthfreedom
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To: Clyde5445

That was him, and he was in Alaska an hour ago.


220 posted on 08/31/2010 3:47:32 PM PDT by Friendofgeorge ( PALIN / HOLTZ 2012 If you vote Democrat you support infanticide)
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