Goode: Recount should include military ballots [VA 5th District, recount on 12/16]

The News-Virginian, Waynesboro, Va. ^ | 2008-12-11 | Brian McNeill

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Facing the loss of his seat, U.S. Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr. said Thursday that all late-arriving absentee ballots cast by U.S. troops overseas should be counted as part of next week’s recount in his 5th District race.

A federal judge in Richmond ruled Tuesday that Virginia’s State Board of Elections violated the law by mailing out absentee ballots to military voters too late for them to send back their ballot by Election Day. However, the judge added that the 4,750 such ballots across the state need not be counted, as they would not change the outcome of any race in Virginia.

In the 5th District race, Democrat Tom Perriello of Ivy defeated Goode, a Republican from Rocky Mount, by a margin of 745 votes, according to verified election returns. An official recount has been scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.

[rabscuttle385]

FYI

[rabscuttle385]

Note, per reports in The Franklin News-Post, the absentee votes in question were cast by "members of the armed forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries."

[skr]

Apparently, the judge isn't very good at math. Out-of-state voters should not be disenfranchised because of the state's mis-timed ballot mailing.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I hope this can still be salvaged, but Goode should never have even had a close race. That campaign ad he did was a disaster.

[freema]

Deployed Virginians get no vote.

[MSF BU]

Well perhaps the republicans can retake the seat. The young democrat was into everything except serving his country in uniform and perhaps the GOP can find a returning Marine or Soldier to drive that point home next time around.

[ThreePuttinDude]

How in THE hell can this kinda crap still be going on!!!!

After all of the fuss in 2000, and 2004 this should have
been taken care of, dang this is getting disgusting

[Marine_Uncle]

So who is going to be put on trial for breaking the law.

[Clintonfatigued]

If we can get a good candidate, we should win this district back.

[Impy]

Let’s steal it like a rat would to make up for that Ohio seat they just stole. Recount. Oh look I had some Goode ballots in my other pants.

(There could be fraud rat, there is everywhere maybe they should have really lost every race they end winning narrowly. but that looks like a margin that would stand up)

[Impy]

But not a Goode candidate. He wasn’t Gooooode enough to avoid losing the seat.

[Impy]

Interesting to note a non-incumbent Republican (only Goode) has never won this seat in modern times. But it’s conservative (sadly too many “conservative” rats) and NObama.

[rmlew]

Gotta love it. All those kids at UVA, many of whom are out of staters and also vote at home, get to have their votes count in a district they don't really live in. But those defending our liberties are disenfranchised.
I suggest active and retired military show some courage at home and march on Richmond.

[rmlew]

Goode pissed of the Islamist fifth column. Second to the retiring Tancredo, he is the congressman they hate most.