Posted on 11/14/2012 2:36:43 PM PST by smoothsailing
November 14, 2012
Alexandra Jaffe
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus is echoing Rep. Allen West's (R-Fla.) call for a full recount of early ballots in his race, offering a rare show of support for a Republican lawmaker still locked in a yet-undecided race.
"The voters of Florida's 18th Congressional District deserve to have their ballots counted properly. Congressman Allen West has asked election officials in St. Lucie County to count all early voting ballots, and I strongly urge them to do so in order to erase any existing concerns about irregularities in the tabulation process," said Priebus in a statement.
St. Lucie County officials recounted only three days of early ballots, which they say were initially affected by a machine malfunction.
That recount caused a shift in the number of votes counted in the final tally, a result that prompted West's campaign to file a complaint in a county circuit court requesting an injunction to force St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections Gertrude Walker to recount all eight days of early ballots.
Florida secretary of state, Ken Detzner, announced Tuesday that he would send three auditors to St. Lucie County to investigate voter tabulation and machines that led to skewed results.
West remains .58 percentage points behind Murphy in the most recent tally of votes, just short of the .5 percentage point threshold required to trigger an automatic recount.
Murphy declared victory this past weekend, and is currently attending orientation activities with new members of Congress. West is also on the Hill for the lame-duck session of Congress.
But result of the race will not be officially certified until Friday.
Priebus' engagement in the race reflects the national attention it has been given. It's one of five House races nationwide that have not yet been called, but Priebus has not yet weighed in on the other four.
But the RNC chairman said in his statement that the recount is "not about any one candidate," but rather about "preserving and proecting the integrity of our democratic system."
"Regardless of the outcome, voters have the right to know
All protest MUST be painted as racist!
The way things are set up you need to worry if you only manage to steal enough votes to barely win, but steal a big surplus and you're safe.
About time.
DITTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DITTO from me too!!!!!!!!!!
Well, that’s a START, anyway.
Waiting for the stampeding army of GOP lawyers to start descending on Philly, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, etc...
....crickets....
Pinging a few names to this article.
Love that photo! Too, too funny.
“greedy pulled back wives”
What’s a “pulled back wife?”
How about a full recount, everywhere in the U.S.?
HOPE FLORIDA FREEPERS IN SOUTH FL SEE THIS!
Note Time and Place Change for Rally
Critical Rally Tomorrow, Friday, at 11!
Hello all,
I apologize for getting this email out so late this afternoon. . . but once again things are changing by the hour in St. Lucie County. A St. Lucie County circuit judge has scheduled a two-hour hearing for Friday on Republican U.S. Rep. Allen West’s request for a recount of all 37,379 ballots cast during early voting in St. Lucie County.
Tomorrow, Friday, we are looking for our largest crowd! Please join our hearty team as we let the judge know that we want voting integrity — We MUST demand justice - everyone’s vote should count, and everyone’s vote should count only once!
COME TOMORROW and BRING YOUR FRIENDS! There is nothing more important for you to do on a Friday afternoon. Be a part of history! If not us, who?
Here is the date, time, and location:
4th Rally for Voting Integrity — Tomorrow
Friday, November 16th
Rally starts at 11am
Court proceedings start at 1pm
St. Lucie Courthouse
218 S 2nd St
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
YO! Reince!
When are you going to demand a full recount and certification of the Ohio, Pensylvania, Virginia and Floriduh Presidential votes?
Lotta FRaud going on there also!
Facelifts
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