VA results not official til Nov. 27; Allen may ask for recount after that!

[TeddyKGB]

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149191582547

A senior advisor to George Allen's Senate campaign said Allen would wait until after the vote is official later this month to decide whether to seek a recount.

Ed Gillespie said Jim Webb was leading Allen by about 7,000 votes this morning, or about .3 percent of the total votes cast. He said that could change during the official canvas that is starting today in localities around the state. He said it is likely some vote totals will change as mistakes in tabulating totals are discovered.

"No one is more interested in the outcome of this race in Virginia than are members of the Allen campaign," Gillespie said during a news conference outside Republican headquarters in Richmond.

The canvas could take the rest of the week. The results won't be officials until they are certified on Nov. 27. "This process is required by law," Gillespie said.

"We'll want to see how the canvassing turns out" before deciding on whether to ask for a recount, he said.

[0rganism]

1. of course, any delay of the final certification would be illegal

since, as we know from Bush v. Gore, this causes material harm to James Webb in the form of damaged public perceptions.

[RedCloud]

2. Time to get those Waaaaaallen stickers out!

Cover Virginia with it. Teach those repugs what goes around, comes around.

[Janice325]

3. Isn't the FBI supposed to be investigating the robocalls?

What if they find out the Allen campaign was behind the ones in Virginia?