Friday, November 01, 2002
November 5th Unlikely to Settle Matters
USA Today does a good job explaining why Election Night parties are likely conclude before we know which political party controls the Senate and, perhaps, who controls the House. A sample: "In 17 states, including six with very close races, narrow margins trigger automatic recounts."
In addition to likely litigation over the result of the Minnesota Senate race and a possible run-off in the Louisiana Senate race if none of the four candidates receives 50% of the vote, Colorado's Senate race may be decided in court. The Denver Post reports that "Two-thirds of the 91,000 absentee ballots sent out by Jefferson County contain a typographical error that some experts say could open the door to a court challenge of election results next Tuesday. . . . The Jefferson County ballots tell voters to 'mail by Saturday, Nov. 5.' Saturday is Nov. 2, and Nov. 5 is Election Day. Ballots that are mailed on Nov. 5 will arrive too late and will not be counted."
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