Thursday, June 09, 2005
BREAKING NEWS: Beck Requests Ballot Examination
As you have read elsewhere, Richard Corey officially won Tuesday night's election for the Ward 4 Alderman seat in Starkville, Mississippi. The election, which had Corey up by one vote Tuesday, was not decided until affidavit ballots were counted Wednesday. Corey won the race by five votes.
This afternoon, Incumbent Ward 4 Alderman Lee Beck personally delivered to Corey his request to examine the ballots. Mississippi Election Code allows Beck (or his appointed representative) to examine every ballot and the box by hand, in the presence of the Circuit Clerk (or her deputy). Lee has set his examination for Friday, June 17.
My blog is the first public source of this information.
As for Beck's reasons, I can only speculate. I don't doubt that anyone in his situation would do the same. What he hopes to uncover, I can't possibly imagine. The ballots were counted with an optical scanner and have been under lock and key since then.
This afternoon, Incumbent Ward 4 Alderman Lee Beck personally delivered to Corey his request to examine the ballots. Mississippi Election Code allows Beck (or his appointed representative) to examine every ballot and the box by hand, in the presence of the Circuit Clerk (or her deputy). Lee has set his examination for Friday, June 17.
My blog is the first public source of this information.
As for Beck's reasons, I can only speculate. I don't doubt that anyone in his situation would do the same. What he hopes to uncover, I can't possibly imagine. The ballots were counted with an optical scanner and have been under lock and key since then.
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I have to say congrats to Corey. Very impressive win. Beck is entitled to review the ballots, but there is no doubt that Corey is the peoples choice.
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