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Court Order Filed for Count

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 07:56 — Rottenchester

Sean Carroll of 13-WHAM sent over the court order [pdf] governing the re-canvass of voting machines and canvass of absentee ballots. Here are some highlights:

  • Absentee ballot counts start in Monroe County today. Counts start in other counties on the 17th.
  • Re-canvass of voting machines will be attended by representatives of both campaigns, as well as representatives from the Board of Elections.
  • Absentee ballots in other counties may be organized prior to Monday's count. I assume this means that the counts will go quickly once they start. Syracuse News 10 reports that Chemung and Steuben Counties will start organizing ballots today.
  • "The campaigns are not to send rabid, bitter, untrained, unsophisticated partisans to participate in this process."

Since the counts start in Monroe today, if absentee ballots in Monroe are overwhelmingly cast for Massa, it's possible that Kuhl might concede to the inevitable today. In 2006, Massa conceded before all the absentee ballots were counted.

Update: Reader Pystew says Yates will be done by Monday, also.

Comments

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 08:00 — JP (not verified)

"The campaigns are not to send rabid, bitter, untrained, unsophisticated partisans to participate in this process."

One would wish this could go without saying, but props to the judge for making it explicit.

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 08:13 — Rottenchester

That was part of the stipulation by the campaigns, so one side or the other inserted it into their joint agreement. I don't know if it is standard boilerplate, but it makes me wonder if run-of-the-mill "bitter partisans" are OK.

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 09:54 — ElmerJK (not verified)

Well looks like the folks from Monroe Rising and Rochester Turning are out of luck.

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 15:42 — robinia (not verified)

Hm.. "rabid"? That would, it seems, be a health hazard to election officials. ;-)

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 16:36 — pystew (not verified)

The Absentee and Affidavit count in Yates will be Monday. I don't know how many ballots there are, but we should get Yates done on Monday.

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 16:39 — Rottenchester

Thanks.

Fri, 11/14/2008 - 22:51 — LV vet (not verified)

"The campaigns are not to send rabid, bitter, untrained, unsophisticated partisans to participate in this process." Don't believe I read this in a court order. I would believe that if anyone was "rabid, bitter, untrained or unsophisticated"(?), during the re-canvass, that the judge would hold them in contempt. The election commissioners are sworn public officials and I believe they have the power to control and remove these "unsophisticated partisans" if they become outwardly bitter or rabid. I believe I detect someone who is very uncomfortable when in the hot seat.