Recount Update by RENEE on NOVEMBER 10, 2010 in CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENTS Dear Supporter, The Boards of Election in three counties have met and counted their ‘provisional’ ballots. Congressman Etheridge has gained 33 votes. Overall, I lead by 1,600 votes. What is a ‘provisional’ ballot? When a voter shows up at a precinct, but is not on the list of registered voters, then he or she is given a ‘provisional’ ballot. Then, later, the local Elections Board determines if he or she is entitled to vote. What happened Monday night in Franklin County – one of the ten counties in my...