Dem Mark Herring Wins VA AG

[UCmeNdc]

The last of the votes to be tallied in Virginia, prior to the certification deadline at 11:59pm ET tonight is done. With the Fairfax County provisional ballots optically-scanned and added to the totals, it appears that the Democratic candidate Mark Herring will be declared the "winner" for now, by just 163 votes --- out of more than 2.2 million cast --- over Republican Mark Obenshain.



http://www.bradblog.com/?p=10369

[hrmjustin]

1. When does the recount start?

[NutmegYankee]

2. Earliest it could be requested is Nov 25.

http://hamptonroads.com/2013/11/herring-declares-victory-recount-likely

"Defeated candidates have 10 days from when a vote is certified – Nov. 25 this year – to request a court-supervised recount they pay for unless the vote difference is less than 0.5 percent of the total votes cast. The public pays the tab in that case. Herring was ahead of Obenshain by a one-hundredth of a percentage point as of midday Tuesday."

[hrmjustin]

3. Thanks. The recount will be hard fought. I hope his lead holds up.

[ancianita]

4. Will Cucinelli be excused from his legal role in this recount? Or has he already?

Does his change of the counting rules come into play beyond the point of the official count? Just curious, since I don't know details about the counting struggle up to now.

[hrmjustin]

5. He does not have to step down by law. What his role is I am not sure but by law he can do whatever

his role is. Of course he will cheat and do what he can to steal it and I hope they expose him for the fraud he is.

[politicaljunkie41910]

9. The Dems will hopefully continue the fight for any provisional ballots which were not accepted due

to changes in the rules after the ballots were cast. This race is too close for comfort. Every vote cast should be counted.

[SunSeeker]

6. Excellent! nt

[Laelth]

7. Excellent. k&r for exposure. n/t

-Laelth

[Gothmog]

8. This is great news

[Ranchemp.]

10. Great news.

Now, let the recount begin and hope that Herring's vote total increases.