Entries from DCist tagged with 'primary'
September 24, 2008
Amid continuing concerns about the validity of the results, the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics still hasn't certified the results of the Sept. 9 primary election. New pre-certified results were released on Sept. 20, and today, the board released its final post election audit report. You can download the nine-page PDF for yourself. According to the report, the audit consisted of four three-member teams, each reviewing the ballots of randomly selected precincts, which were......
Continue Reading "Primary Election Ballots From One Precinct Being Recounted"September 15, 2008
This year's At-large D.C. Council race just won't go quietly into this goodnight, and neither, she announced today, will longtime Republican Council member Carol Schwartz. Even though she initially said last week that she would not launch a write-in campaign after losing the GOP primary to upstart challenger Patrick Mara, Schwartz today announced that she will now do just that. Schwartz's campaign web site already has the full text up of her speech this afternoon,......
Continue Reading "Carol Schwartz Running as a Write-In Candidate"September 10, 2008
Shortly after releasing its statement to the media, the DCBOEE has issued a new set of unofficial primary election results, this time with all 143 precincts included. None of the outcomes of any of the races have changed: Patrick Mara is still well ahead of long-time At-large Council member Carol Schwartz, Jack Evans has still held on to his Ward 2 seat, and all the other incumbents in the major races have still won their......
Continue Reading "New Unofficial Primary Election Results"September 10, 2008
After huddling behind closed doors and ignoring media inquiries for most of the day, the DCBOEE has issued a statement on last night's voting irregularities. From: DC Board of Elections and Ethics Date: September 10, 2008 Contact: Dan Murphy (202) 727-2511 dmurphy@dcboee.org Analysis of the Unofficial Election Night Results from the September 9, 2008 District of Columbia Congressional and Council Primary Election After conducting a thorough review of all of precinct cartridges, the DC Board......
Continue Reading "DCBOEE Issues Statement; Nickles Investigating Voting Irregularities"September 9, 2008
UPDATE 10:49 p.m. With all of the races now decided, we're calling it a night. You can continue to follow the minutiae of the last few precinct results as they come in at the DCBOEE's snazzy new election results web site. UPDATE 10:29 p.m.: Those murky D.C. Democratic State Committee races are a bit of mixed bag, but the major seats appear to have gone largely for the status quo: all but one of the......
Continue Reading "Primary Election Results"June 10, 2008
Come on, Commonwealth. The Post is reporting that just about nobody is showing up to vote in today's congressional primaries in the 11th District. It's a pretty big race, with Rep. Tom Davis leaving his long-held office and four Democrats vying for the nomination. But people seem to be suffering from election-lag after the months-long primary season. Don't be discouraged; poling places are open until 7 p.m. The 11th District is one that carries......
Continue Reading "Virginians: Don't Forget to Vote"January 4, 2008
Now that the 2008 presidential primary season has officially begun, it's time to make sure you're registered to vote. The District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia will all hold their presidential primaries on Feb. 12, which means voter registration deadlines are looming. In D.C., you must register to vote 30 days before election day, so your registration form will need to be postmarked by Jan. 13 (which is a Sunday, so make that Jan. 12......
Continue Reading "Don't Forget to Register to Vote"
