The first rule of election recounts is: count until you pull ahead, and then declare the counting over.* The first rule of election recounts An election recount takes place in the event that the initial vote tally during an election is extremely close, and that therefore a recount of the ballots is necessary to insure an accurate result. Notable recounts
adj. Of or relating to a governor. [From Latin gubern candidate Dino Rossi Dino Rossi (born October 15, 1959 in Seattle, Washington, U.S.) is a former Washington State Senator and Republican nominee for Governor of Washington in the 2004 election, one of the closest elections in state history. led Democrat Christine Gregoire Christine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire (born March 24, 1947) is the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Washington. Gregoire's election to the office in 2004 was notable for her historically slim margin of victory over Republican Dino Rossi, who had appeared to defeat Gregoire on by 261 votes. Obviously, there was going to be a recount--that 261-vote margin was out of a total of almost 3 million votes cast. So a recount was done, and Rossi remained the winner, albeit by just 42 votes. Undaunted, Democrats demanded that the counting continue. A third count was held. Even then, Rossi remained in the lead until Democrats convinced a judge to change the standard for counting previously untabulated votes in a few heavily Democratic areas. Gregoire took the lead, by 129 votes. Then--voila!--Democrats declared that there had been enough counting. The media began referring to Gregoire as "governor-elect." With a judicial semi-blessing, the election was certified See certification. . Now Rossi is challenging the results in court. He has evidence of mistakenly counted ballots, inconsistent standards, and nevercounted votes. Rossi wants a re-vote, which, under these highly unusual circumstances, may be the only way to settle the issue. |
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