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Results still pending in Florida partial recount for Rep. West's House race
FoxNews.com
11/11/2012
Excerpt:
Election officials in Florida are recounting some early votes cast in the hotly contested race for the state's 18th district's House seat between Tea Party favorite Rep. Allen West and Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy.
The St. Lucie County Canvassing Board began the partial recount Sunday morning and results have yet to be reported.
The number of early ballots in the county is estimated by officials to be roughly 37,000.
West, a Republican who has refused to concede the race, is trailing Murphy by 2,442 votes, according to the latest results from Florida Division of Elections. On its website, the agency says West has garnered 164,448 votes to Murphy’s 166,890.
Although the unofficial count reported to the state Saturday gave the win Murphy, at a margin outside the threshold for a recount, St. Lucie County agreed to a limited recount to settle concerns over a problem processing some of the early ballots. Election officials said they were taking the step "out of an abundance of caution."
The official notice of the recount stated all early votes would be included, but officials then decided to feed only three days of ballots into scanners.
West's campaign objected to the dates being recounted, the absence of a full recount of early votes and the county's refusal to turn over some other documentation requested.
Heather Young, an assistant county attorney, then said all dates affected by an Election Night failure in loading memory cards are being included in Sunday's count, but a protracted legal fight by West appeared more likely with each passing day.
"What's going on today is a sham. It does nothing to address all the concerns we have," West campaign manager Tim Edson said. "We'll take every legal action necessary."
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...e-between-rep/
FoxNews.com
11/11/2012
Excerpt:
Election officials in Florida are recounting some early votes cast in the hotly contested race for the state's 18th district's House seat between Tea Party favorite Rep. Allen West and Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy.
The St. Lucie County Canvassing Board began the partial recount Sunday morning and results have yet to be reported.
The number of early ballots in the county is estimated by officials to be roughly 37,000.
West, a Republican who has refused to concede the race, is trailing Murphy by 2,442 votes, according to the latest results from Florida Division of Elections. On its website, the agency says West has garnered 164,448 votes to Murphy’s 166,890.
Although the unofficial count reported to the state Saturday gave the win Murphy, at a margin outside the threshold for a recount, St. Lucie County agreed to a limited recount to settle concerns over a problem processing some of the early ballots. Election officials said they were taking the step "out of an abundance of caution."
The official notice of the recount stated all early votes would be included, but officials then decided to feed only three days of ballots into scanners.
West's campaign objected to the dates being recounted, the absence of a full recount of early votes and the county's refusal to turn over some other documentation requested.
Heather Young, an assistant county attorney, then said all dates affected by an Election Night failure in loading memory cards are being included in Sunday's count, but a protracted legal fight by West appeared more likely with each passing day.
"What's going on today is a sham. It does nothing to address all the concerns we have," West campaign manager Tim Edson said. "We'll take every legal action necessary."
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View the complete article at:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...e-between-rep/