Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Alston concedes
Final results of the Democratic primary commissioner's race are in: Commissioner Bobby Wright - 2,901; Commission Chairman James Leach - 2,813; candidate Joe Alston – 2,776; candidate Lonnie Baldwin – 1,689. Alston conceded the race this morning and will not seek a recount. Wright and Leach will go on to face Republican candidate William "Brownie" Brown in November's General Election.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Thursday
Word from the board of elections is there's more than 200 provisional ballots to research, which will continue until Monday. Because the commission race is so close those ballots could affect the outcome. Again, the final official vote will be known Tuesday.
One precinct will be audited—it's just a routine check-and-balances kind of thing. No problems otherwise suspected.
Lots of complaints about voters not being allowed to vote on another party's ballot. But those are the rules.
One precinct will be audited—it's just a routine check-and-balances kind of thing. No problems otherwise suspected.
Lots of complaints about voters not being allowed to vote on another party's ballot. But those are the rules.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Correction from Scotland County
After verifying numbers with the State Board of Elections we see an error of 100 votes from Scotland County in the district attorney race. James Allen had 1,690 there, not 1,590. The error doesn't change the outcome.
So what happened to Rockfish?
Why was Rockfish so late in reporting?
Elections Supervisor Caroline Shook says there were voters in line at 7:30 when the polls closed, and they were allowed to vote, as required. That set things behind.
Then when precinct workers reported they were on their way from Rockfish to Raeford with the results they were being optimistic, or perhaps hopeful, and weren't quite really on their way.
Nearly an hour and several unanswered phone calls later, board officials were beginning to get really concerned and were even about ready to bring in the sheriff's department. But alas, the results arrived.
Elections Supervisor Caroline Shook says there were voters in line at 7:30 when the polls closed, and they were allowed to vote, as required. That set things behind.
Then when precinct workers reported they were on their way from Rockfish to Raeford with the results they were being optimistic, or perhaps hopeful, and weren't quite really on their way.
Nearly an hour and several unanswered phone calls later, board officials were beginning to get really concerned and were even about ready to bring in the sheriff's department. But alas, the results arrived.
Wednesday morning
Back now fresh with several hours of sleep, here's what's going on.
The Board of Elections is turning its attention to provisional ballots, because the commissioners race is so close. Today they begin researching each ballot to see if they're eligible to be included in the count.
Reasons someone's vote may be provisional:
• The person isn't registered or the precinct worker was unable to find the person's name.
• The person moved and didn't report it, either within the precinct or to another one
• The person didn't have an acceptable form of identification
• The person disputed his/her party affiliation or wanted to vote with a different ballot
The researching begins today but ** the count will be Monday **
Also, all numbers are unofficial until a canvass, which will be held Tuesday.
The Board of Elections is turning its attention to provisional ballots, because the commissioners race is so close. Today they begin researching each ballot to see if they're eligible to be included in the count.
Reasons someone's vote may be provisional:
• The person isn't registered or the precinct worker was unable to find the person's name.
• The person moved and didn't report it, either within the precinct or to another one
• The person didn't have an acceptable form of identification
• The person disputed his/her party affiliation or wanted to vote with a different ballot
The researching begins today but ** the count will be Monday **
Also, all numbers are unofficial until a canvass, which will be held Tuesday.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Final words
Our numbers do check out. But keep in mind these numbers are unofficial until a canvass by the Board of Elections Tuesday. Also, there are an unknown number of provisional ballots that will be factored in. They have not been counted yet. First, the board must research the validity of each ballot. That will be done tomorrow (Wednesday). And it's possible a candidate may call for a recount.
The final chart is here. (It shows Hoke results only, except in the district attorney race, which shows results from Scotland County, provided by our friends at the Laurinburg Exchange. Good night.
We're going to double-check and give a final report in 5 minutes
Stay tuned while we check our figures, and we'll recap in just a few minutes
Final in
Rockfish is in but there are some provisional ballots in that will need to be counted and may affect the results.
Rockfish missing
Rockfish is in the building (Board of Elections Building, that is). The elections supervisor was just about to literally call the sheriff out of concern. Anyway, we should have the final precinct shortly
One percent? What's that mean?
A candidate may call for a recount if results are within one percent… explanation from the board is this example
one candidate gets 45%, the other 46%; but not one 45% and the other 47%. We need a mathematician to state this correctly.
one candidate gets 45%, the other 46%; but not one 45% and the other 47%. We need a mathematician to state this correctly.
While we're waiting...
Remember all results tonight are unofficial until a canvass by the Board of Elections Tuesday. A loser can call for a recount if results are within one percent.
Because it's so close
Because the results are so close in the Hoke Commission race, we're going to double-check our figures with the Board of Elections immediately following the posting of the last precinct. No reason to suspect a problem, but hey, it's late. We'll make one final post to confirm after Rockfish comes in.
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