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Fredericksburg got complaints on Election Day, continued voting on lawyers advice
From WTOP, By Max Smith, November 15, 2017 7:33 pm
Fredericksburg got complaints on Election Day, continued voting on lawyer’s advice
WASHINGTON — The Fredericksburg Electoral Board was told of problems that could be leading hundreds of voters to cast ballots in the wrong race on Election Day in Virginia, but the city attorney advised them to continue with the election, the electoral board said in a statement to WTOP late Wednesday.
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The electoral board and registrar first asked Edgardo Cortes, the commissioner of Virginia’s Department of Elections, what to do about the complaints, according to the statement. Cortes advised the electoral board to get legal advice from Fredericksburg’s city attorney, who the electoral board said advised the board to continue with the election.
Democrats believe a number of precincts may have wrongly provided more than 600 voters ballots for the House of Delegates 88th District, which was easily won by Republican incumbent Mark Cole, instead of the House of Delegates 28th District, which is likely headed for a recount.
State Board of Elections records suggest the same possibly mistaken distinctions had been used in each election since new maps were drawn in 2011.
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WASHINGTON — The Fredericksburg Electoral Board was told of problems that could be leading hundreds of voters to cast ballots in the wrong race on Election Day in Virginia, but the city attorney advised them to continue with the election, the electoral board said in a statement to WTOP late Wednesday.
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The electoral board and registrar first asked Edgardo Cortes, the commissioner of Virginia’s Department of Elections, what to do about the complaints, according to the statement. Cortes advised the electoral board to get legal advice from Fredericksburg’s city attorney, who the electoral board said advised the board to continue with the election.
Democrats believe a number of precincts may have wrongly provided more than 600 voters ballots for the House of Delegates 88th District, which was easily won by Republican incumbent Mark Cole, instead of the House of Delegates 28th District, which is likely headed for a recount.
State Board of Elections records suggest the same possibly mistaken distinctions had been used in each election since new maps were drawn in 2011.
...
More at:https://wtop.com/virginia/2017/11/fredericksburg-got-complaints-election-day-continued-voting-lawyers-advice/