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Post by timmullen1 on Feb 17, 2019 18:02:36 GMT
Well, you sort of answered that in the question - there would be a stalemate, neither certifying nor voiding the result. Yes.. but then what happens - does it stay that way until the next elections? The buck passes to the House in Washington with the same outcomes: If the State Board certifies Harris as the winner the House can refuse to seat him (and both Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer, her deputy, have said that’s what will happen) or if the State Board is deadlocked and refuses to certify a winner, the House declares the seat vacant. Either way, with the caveat of possible legal action, the House orders a Special Election.
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Post by Tony Otim on Feb 17, 2019 18:15:33 GMT
Yes.. but then what happens - does it stay that way until the next elections? The buck passes to the House in Washington with the same outcomes: If the State Board certifies Harris as the winner the House can refuse to seat him (and both Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer, her deputy, have said that’s what will happen) or if the State Board is deadlocked and refuses to certify a winner, the House declares the seat vacant. Either way, with the caveat of possible legal action, the House orders a Special Election. Thanks. That's what I wanted to know.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 19, 2019 22:22:49 GMT
Update on the 9th District hearing. The state officials have identified more than 1,000 absentee ballot forms filed by McCrae Dowless and his team, which exceeds the 905 vote margin by which Mark Harris leads Dan McCready. The Charlotte Observer considers that the evidence is more than enough to justify voiding the election.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 21, 2019 21:52:07 GMT
The NC-09 issue is resolved for the moment. Part of the evidence included emails between Mark Harris and his son (a lawyer who is now a US Attorney) in which the son expressed concern that McCrae Dowless was acting illegally. Putative winner Mark Harris told the hearing the evidence for ballot tampering was clear and a new election was warranted. So the board has unanimously voted to void the result and order a new election.
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Post by timmullen1 on Feb 26, 2019 20:20:12 GMT
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 27, 2019 17:14:31 GMT
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Post by ColinJ on Mar 5, 2019 8:44:56 GMT
According to North Carolina Public Radio, the NC-09 house election re-run will take place on 10 September. Primaries will take place on 14 May. The linked article is interesting in that it gives details of rare cases where federal elections have been nullified because of election fraud, researcher Eric Ostermeier having found the following three cases: The 1884 election of William Price in Rhode Island; the election of John Calhoon in an 1827 special election in Kentucky; the 1806 election of John Culpepper in North Carolina.
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Post by finsobruce on Mar 5, 2019 8:45:53 GMT
According to North Carolina Public Radio, the NC-09 house election re-run will take place on 10 September. Primaries will take place on 14 May. The linked article is interesting in that it gives details of rare cases where federal elections have been nullified because of election fraud, researcher Eric Ostermeier having found the following three cases: The 1884 election of William Price in Rhode Island; the election of John Calhoon in an 1827 special election in Kentucky; the 1806 election of John Culpepper in North Carolina. 1,000 posts!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 16:29:40 GMT
If Susan Collins loses in 2020 it'd be the first time the Republicans have no Congressional or Senate representation in New England (assuming the GOP don't regain ME-02 in the House). I think that Senate race will be the most interesting of the night.
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Post by Merseymike on Mar 12, 2019 17:36:44 GMT
If Susan Collins loses in 2020 it'd be the first time the Republicans have no Congressional or Senate representation in New England (assuming the GOP don't regain ME-02 in the House). I think that Senate race will be the most interesting of the night. She's a RINO though and clearly has strong personal popularity. Would the Republicans have any chance at all of holding on if she stood down?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 19:15:42 GMT
If Susan Collins loses in 2020 it'd be the first time the Republicans have no Congressional or Senate representation in New England (assuming the GOP don't regain ME-02 in the House). I think that Senate race will be the most interesting of the night. She's a RINO though and clearly has strong personal popularity. Would the Republicans have any chance at all of holding on if she stood down? None. When you consider Kelly Ayotte couldn’t hold New Hampshire in 2016.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 19:15:52 GMT
If Susan Collins loses in 2020 it'd be the first time the Republicans have no Congressional or Senate representation in New England (assuming the GOP don't regain ME-02 in the House). I think that Senate race will be the most interesting of the night. She's a RINO though and clearly has strong personal popularity. Would the Republicans have any chance at all of holding on if she stood down? None. When you consider Kelly Ayotte couldn’t hold New Hampshire in 2016.
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Post by timmullen1 on Mar 20, 2019 3:27:54 GMT
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Post by Richard Allen on Mar 25, 2019 18:27:43 GMT
Sen Tom Udall (D-NM) will not seek re-election next year. State Attorney General Hector Balderas looks to be the most likely Democratic candidate and would start as solid favourite against any Republican.
Also retiring is Rep Jose Serrano (D-NY) who has Parkinson's. His 15th District (a big chunk of the Bronx) is two thirds Hispanic and at D+44 is the safest district in the nation. Serrano never polled below 92% and sometimes got as high as 97% even with GOP opposition.
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Post by timmullen1 on Mar 25, 2019 23:08:17 GMT
Rep Ruben Gallego will not challenge Martha McSally for the Arizona Senate Seat in 2020, at the moment leaving Gabby Giffords husband Mark Kelly with the Democratic field to himself.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on May 14, 2019 21:37:47 GMT
Today is primary day in the 9th district of North Carolina for the Republicans (Dan McCready will stand again for the Democrats - he was unopposed). Polling ends at midnight UK time. There are ten on the ballot.
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Post by timmullen1 on May 15, 2019 1:38:16 GMT
Today is primary day in the 9th district of North Carolina for the Republicans (Dan McCready will stand again for the Democrats - he was unopposed). Polling ends at midnight UK time. There are ten on the ballot. State Senator Dan Bishop (author of the infamous “Bathroom Bill”) has won the Republican primary outright. When the AP called the race with 51% reporting he had 48% of the vote, comfortably above the 30% needed to avoid a run-off. As such the General Election will be on 10th September.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2019 11:34:51 GMT
Since Steve Bullock isn't going to be in the Dem presidential debates I think he may run for the Montana Senate seat up in 2020.
If Bullock runs in Montana, I can see Senate races there and in Arizona and Colorado being Democratic gains.
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Post by timmullen1 on Jun 24, 2019 11:58:39 GMT
Since Steve Bullock isn't going to be in the Dem presidential debates I think he may run for the Montana Senate seat up in 2020. If Bullock runs in Montana, I can see Senate races there and in Arizona and Colorado being Democratic gains. Bullock is pretty adamant, publicly at least, that he struggles to imagine anything he’d rather do less than serve in the Senate. However I’d agree Arizona and Colorado should flip, and if the Republicans nominate Kris Kobach again I’d put Kansas on the watch list.
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