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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

(Excerpt) Read more at community.adn.com ...


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

Here’s a better explanation of her success in Mat-Su IMHO:

http://www.swingstateproject.com/diary/7493/aksen-the-latest-count

“5:19pm: From Shira Toeplitz:

There will be 1,273 fewer ballots processed today than planned. Election officials announced that a set of questioned ballots from four state House districts in the Mat-Su Valley area will be opened Friday instead of Tuesday. ...During last Tuesday’s primary, the ballots in these four state House districts voted for Miller over Murkowski, 62 percent to 38 percent.”

That’s a lot of “questioned ballots “.

I believe there are about 10,000 “questioned ballots “ in total now!


141 posted on 08/31/2010 2:49:03 PM PDT by mrsmith
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To: onyx
New numbers:

49,888
48,594
Miller by 1,354

142 posted on 08/31/2010 2:49:43 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: StarFan

To report that he thanked Bush, or to milk some positive comment out of him, or some such calculated move.


143 posted on 08/31/2010 2:49:49 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: wiggen

I wish the reporter at the ADN would tell us how many votes were cast and where from. It makes a difference. Otherwise I’m thankful for his reporting.


144 posted on 08/31/2010 2:49:50 PM PDT by Drango (NO-vember is payback for April 15th)
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To: no dems

That’s the older.
http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10PRIM/data/results.htm
That’s the newest.


145 posted on 08/31/2010 2:50:08 PM PDT by truthfreedom
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To: mrsmith

What constitutes a questionable ballot? a hanging chad perhaps


146 posted on 08/31/2010 2:50:22 PM PDT by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
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To: shield; onyx

ouch, according to the actual site it is down to 1294 lead for Miller... I hope the absentee’s isn’t going to be a Steven’s/Begich repeat......


147 posted on 08/31/2010 2:50:22 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: shield; onyx

ouch, according to the actual site it is down to 1294 lead for Miller... I hope the absentee’s isn’t going to be a Steven’s/Begich repeat......


148 posted on 08/31/2010 2:50:49 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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She “could” pull out a win, provided she keeps pace with winning 70% of absentee ballots, but how likely is that, outside of the ‘bush’?

The military ballots have not been counted, and I don’t think Fairbanks has either.


149 posted on 08/31/2010 2:51:25 PM PDT by onyx (If you support Sarah and want on her Ping List, let me know!)
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To: All

Breaking: 496 New Ballots Suddenly Appear In Murkowski District

No link, statement from a campaign worker. I’m told this is highly supect.

“The count is to include 496 ballots from the Laurel/Dowling area of South Anchorage that weren’t counted on Election Day. Elections workers had uploaded a touch-screen memory card that made it look like the results had been reported... but didn’t upload the card used to count the ...ballots, according to the Division of Elections.”

- Dan Riehl

http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2010/08/breaking-496-new-ballots-suddenly-appear-in-murkowski-district.html


150 posted on 08/31/2010 2:51:39 PM PDT by aphid (Only dead fish go with the flow)
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To: StarFan
Perhaps, but why do you believe he felt the need to call GWB to let him know what he plans to say????

Probably needed to clarify with him how he spells "W".

151 posted on 08/31/2010 2:51:47 PM PDT by Mygirlsmom (He is not one of US.)
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To: wiggen

Bingo, LOL.


152 posted on 08/31/2010 2:51:54 PM PDT by StarFan
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To: Sarah Barracuda
I see the votes from dead people are being counted....

Yeah, my late great uncle, dead for over 3 years, came back and voted.

I didn't really care but the least he could have done was come by and see us. We gave him a great send-off.

153 posted on 08/31/2010 2:52:27 PM PDT by Chuck54 (Dollar-A-Day Freeper (on fixed income). Join the club please.)
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To: Eska; onyx
Just wondering if the zotted fake Eskimo Chief AKchief67 might also be heading to Fairbanks tonight for the party?
154 posted on 08/31/2010 2:52:38 PM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free ...)
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To: wk4bush2004
“The Age of the RINOs ends NOW!”

I can hear the counting room.

“Hey Merle!”

“What?”

“I need some more Murk votes!”

“OK, I gin them up for yezz.”

“Make it about 140. And use different handwriting and addresses. Not all the same like before!”

“OK OK OK Quit nagging me about that.”

“Well get going!”

155 posted on 08/31/2010 2:52:58 PM PDT by chooseascreennamepat (Reid: Why, oh why, are they picking on me?)
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To: aphid

You would think that a country that at one time could put a man on the moon could get vote counting correct.


156 posted on 08/31/2010 2:53:25 PM PDT by wiggen (The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
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To: aphid

EEk, but per some on this thread we should not cry foul it really doesnt happen. All elections and recounts are done in good faith.


157 posted on 08/31/2010 2:53:25 PM PDT by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
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To: mrsmith

Thank you, and that’s PALINLAND.


158 posted on 08/31/2010 2:54:02 PM PDT by onyx (If you support Sarah and want on her Ping List, let me know!)
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To: no dems

This link

http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10PRIM/data/results.htm

Gives the fastest results.

The other link from the newspaper is useful as sometimes the reporter mentions where the votes are from. This time around, he didn’t. So we really can’t tell if those numbers are good or bad for Miller. The reporter should always tell where the votes are from, down to the precinct if possible,
when giving updates.

We can all get the numbers faster than he can type, but we don’t know where the numbers are from, and he does.


159 posted on 08/31/2010 2:54:23 PM PDT by truthfreedom
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To: onyx

Are they going to count more today?


160 posted on 08/31/2010 2:54:40 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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