Ohio House race outcome further delayed (OH-15)

[brooklynite]

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A conflict over Ohio's new voter identification rule has further delayed the outcome of a closely watched congressional race, now expected to be resolved no earlier than Nov. 27.

The extra time is needed to comply with an agreement over provisional ballot counting that was reached Tuesday between Attorney General Jim Petro and organizations that challenged the voter ID law, said Franklin County Elections Director Matthew Damschroder.

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In the still undecided House race, incumbent U.S. Rep. Deborah Pryce, a member of the House Republican leadership, led Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy by about 3,500 votes in the tally of ballots counted on Election Day last week. About 19,500 absentee and provisional ballots remained uncounted.

Ballot counting in the race, which was to start Saturday, had already been delayed to Sunday, in deference to the Ohio State-Michigan football game Saturday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061117/ap_on_el_ho/ohio_election_1

Gimme an O - Gimme an H - Gimme...

[sinkingfeeling]

1. I - O

[tinymontgomery]

2. Holding up

democracy for a frigging football game. What a whacked out country we live in.

[Demit]

3. Football fans at DU have informed us this game is sacred.

Apparently so much so that it's okay to work on Sunday?

A one day delay doesn't much bother me, but I hope it doesn't mean the taxpayers have to pay overtime because of it.

[LonelyLRLiberal]

4. Hey, it's a big game!

National championship is on the line. Give 'em a break.

Those of us in the SEC would expect the same thing to happen if this were happening in our conference.