Joe M at Merit Bound Alley has been trying to find out what is up with the “write in” votes and is getting nowhere with the Department of elections.
The election was NOVEMBER 7th and all we know so far is:
1) Christine O’Donnell’s write-in tally will be available “soon”, and
2) For the other numbers, we will have to wait until “the beginning of the next year.”
I’m sorry that is messed up! Why the O’Donnell results soon and the other results in two months? What is taking so long?
Joe has been a perfect gentleman with the CoI’s office. In response to my comment that we should post the email address and phone number of the office and start making a fuss, Joe Replied:
Joe M Says:
November 16th, 2006 at 5:47 am I’m going to call the office today and find out why first. I’d hate to generate a lot of trouble for the CoE if there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation. I’ll have an update today.
I know that they have a tough job (working under constant under constant scrutiny from both sides) – but this is getting ridiculous.
November 16, 2006 at 1:32 pm
A a challenger in my polling place, I saw Christine get 6 votes out of roughly 600. There were no other writeins for anyone else. Did anyone else get a read in their areas?
November 16, 2006 at 3:01 pm
The DOE staff works amazingly long and hard hours leading up to every election. Maybe they are taking a well deserved vacation, followed by the holiday season leaves. They are probably short handed and have to prioritize their on-going work between now and the end of the year. I don’t think there is any malice or deliberate fooling around. Just the same thing we all encounter when there’s more to do than there are resources to get it done.
November 16, 2006 at 3:25 pm
But what if Karen beat Carper? We will not know until 2007.
November 16, 2006 at 4:01 pm
Well, I made a quick update, if you guys want to check it out. I’ve also made a call to the AGs office to see about potential FOIA help.
November 16, 2006 at 7:27 pm
The DOE also has seasonal staff hired for the election season. Like parties do with coordinated campaigns. Which are gone after this week sources tell me.