The recount for Carolyn Bourdeaux, running for U.S. Congress GA-07 against incumbent Rob Woodall is set to start today at 10am.
Under state law, there is supposed to be a recount when the margin of victory is less than 1%.
Woodall—139,837
Bourdeaux—138,936
Total votes=278,773
Under state law, there is supposed to be a recount when the margin of victory is less than 1%.
Woodall—139,837
Bourdeaux—138,936
Total votes=278,773
As per the certified results filed Saturday, Woodall's margin is .14% or 419 votes.
Bourdeaux is asking that the recount take place in a "fair and transparent manner." For one thing, per #Georgia law, election observers are required to stand behind glass.
Bourdeaux is asking that the recount take place in a "fair and transparent manner." For one thing, per #Georgia law, election observers are required to stand behind glass.
👉Bourdeaux is asking for a hand recount & normal observation practices of the 20,000 votes that were paper ballots: absentee ballots and provisional ballots.
💥Bourdeaux noted that the absentee ballots were folded in half: & her name was in the crease, which could cause errors.
💥Bourdeaux noted that the absentee ballots were folded in half: & her name was in the crease, which could cause errors.
💥According to Bourdeaux, experts have said that her name being in the crease of the paper could cause the machine to make errors.
💥Bourdeaux also noted that the glass that the "observers" have to stand behind is more than 20 feet away from the recount.
💥Bourdeaux also noted that the glass that the "observers" have to stand behind is more than 20 feet away from the recount.
👉Bourdeaux also has a lawsuit pending to count the absentee ballots that were rejected.
👉Her legal team also filed an Open Records Request with Gwinnett County so that they could see the absentee ballots that were transcribed—the ones that were folded right on her name.
👉Her legal team also filed an Open Records Request with Gwinnett County so that they could see the absentee ballots that were transcribed—the ones that were folded right on her name.
🔥🔥Most importantly, Bourdeaux states that her call for a "fair and transparent election process"..."goes beyond my own race."🔥🔥
Another #Democrat calling for free and fair elections!
#ElectionIntegrity
#ElectionResults2018
#CountEveryVote
#ProtectOurVotes
Another #Democrat calling for free and fair elections!
#ElectionIntegrity
#ElectionResults2018
#CountEveryVote
#ProtectOurVotes
⚡️Update on the election: Republican Rob Woodall won.
