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.
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Don’t think she has enough votes out there to surmount the lead.
The only question now is whether she can make up the 262 that she needs for her auto recount.
Miller, Joe REP 51298 50.60%
Murkowski, Lisa REP 50088 49.40%
Miller up by 1210
I have to absentee as I don't have a polling place. If I went and voted on election day, then I'd have to use a provisional ballot and who knows if that would be counted.
I'm not convinced that my absentee ballot is counted correctly, either.
What percentage of the absentees have been counted by that update? Do they say?
They don’t say the percentages. This is just 2196 more absentees on the R side.
Another 2,196 Republican ballots counted in latest update.
Miller leads by 1,210 with results from Miller friendly territory (Fairbanks) due to be reported in the next wave.
Yes. We must really win by 10% in order to squeak by on the vote count. Because the Democrats will have dead, illegals, foreign tourists, and felons voting -- many of them voting several times.
Don’t forget the entire line-up for the Dallas Cowboys, Goofy, Mickey, Donald Duck, Daffy Duck, and heck, probably Mr. Who.
Just heard Miller on the Levin show, he's confident but waiting until friday.
He said the gop operative up there to help Murky left on Saturday, so I guess they gave up on ACORNing the vote.
Or a couple of operatives are still working up there stealthily to resurrect some liberal voters.
I don't think they will be able to Franken this election.
Why waiting until Friday? What happens on Friday? I thought it was today?
I didn't catch why and which ones. But absentee for sure.
I thought they were going to count the military ones tomorrow (wed) but maybe they give 10 days (that would be Friday) for all overseas ballots to come in
Today was the first day they started counting absentee votes. More will be counted tomorrow and a decision will be made on those identified as "questionable." All of this is supposed to be completed by Friday with any loose ends completed next week.
That’s understandable. (But nerve-wracking.)
Why waiting until Friday? What happens on Friday? I thought it was today?
There are three different days when counts are announced or possibly made.
Aug. 31
Sep. 03
Sep. 08
15 days marks the final tally and for ballots to be received via mail.
Libs on MSNBC all pulling for Murchowski.
From POLITICO:
8:15 P.M. EST: Miller still holds a solid lead of 1210 votes over Murkowski. Murkowski gained 1139 votes and Miller gained 1057 votes when officials added about 2200 votes to the final tally. Murkowski has a total of 50,088 votes and Miller has a total of 51,298 votes.
Don’t know about questioned ballots.
08/31/2010 03:59:08 PM Registered Voters 487456 - Cards Cast 151173 31.01%
Miller, Joe REP 51298 50.60%
Murkowski, Lisa REP 50088 49.40%
Hey it might be Warbelow’s or Wrights!
Eska, where are you from?
Good to know that there are Freepers in the bush!
Nxt count will be on the 3rd then the 8th. No vote counting tomorrow.
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