How a GOP lawyer managed politics, the law and big egos to defend Rick Scott. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jessica Furst Johnson was supposed to fly from Washington to Orlando this week for a post-election Walt Disney World vacation with her husband and their two small children.Source: Republicans had a secret weapon in the Florida recount fight...
Nearly two decades after the world learned about hanging chads, Florida is under scrutiny again as officials count and recount votes in three statewide races. Hanging chads are long gone from Florida, but many of the same issues that plagued the state during the 2000 election remain.Source: Nearly 2 Decades After Hanging Chads, Florida Encounters Another Election Nightmare...
A room full of Miami-Dade election workers began a hand recount Thursday night of more than 10,000 problematic ballots cast in the U.S. Senate race, joined by a room full of lawyers and volunteers from both campaigns eager to contest votes for the other side.Source: Miami-Dade launches hand recount of 10,000 uncounted ballots in Scott vs. Nelson...
Georgia elections officials scrambled Thursday to count a cache of potentially more than 1,000 ballots that were previously rejected as they raced to comply with the latest federal ruling in the too-close-to-call contest for governor.Source: A judge’s order scrambles unsettled Georgia race for governor...
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of State last week asked federal prosecutors to investigate dates that were changed on official state election documents, the first voting “irregularities” it has flagged in the wake of the 2018 elections.Source: Federal prosecutors reviewing altered election documents tied to Florida Democrats...
Washington (CNN)Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's lead in the Republican primary for governor dropped by more than half to 91 votes after a county clerk discovered a discrepancy in the state's unofficial results.Source: Kris Kobach's lead in Kansas GOP governor's race cut to 91 votes after county clerk discovers discrepancy...
No law requires Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to recuse himself from a recount in the governor’s race, but legal and political experts say that he should to maintain trust in the election.Source: No law prevents Kris Kobach from overseeing the likely recount in his own race...
RICHMOND — A Virginia elections official reached into an artsy stoneware bowl, pulled out a name and declared Republican David Yancey the winner of a House of Delegates race that could determine which political party controls the chamber.Source: A random drawing out of a bowl helped Republicans win a tied Virginia election....
The name of David Yancey was pulled out of a film canister, a wild end to an election that could determine the fate of Medicaid expansion in the state.Source: Republican wins drawing to decide control of Virginia statehouse...
After a recount conducted Tuesday, Democrat Shelly Simonds had 11,608 votes to Republican incumbent David Yancey's 11,607 votes in Virginia's 94th House District.Source: One-vote recount win gives Democrats tie in Virginia state House...
