[Vision2020] 19 of 19 Precincts

[Tom Hansen]

Then . . .

We can maybe kinda somewhat consider the current count to be the
quasi-official tally until the big whigs at the head shed (pronounced,
"staff at City Hall") give it their sacred blessing, complete with
high-fives and fist-bumps?

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

> I believe that's "precinct 19", Tom.
>
> In my experience with elections (running them, and running *in* them) here
> in Latah County, all of the absentees are counted at 8 pm while the clerk
> and deputies wait for the rest of the ballots to come in from the polling
> places.  Also, we don't have the "vote by mail" like Washington, where
> they
> have to be postmarked by yesterday, and they may not know the full results
> for at least a week (remember Weller in Pullman last year) while the
> ballots
> trickle in.
>
> At least, that's my understanding of the system here.
>
> DC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Hansen [mailto:thansen at moscow.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 7:28 AM
> To: Dan Carscallen
> Cc: Moscow Vision 2020
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] 19 of 19 Precincts
>
> Area Man -
>
> Would you happen to know if all absentee ballots have been counted?
>
> I mean . . .
>
> We ain't gonna be talkin' about pregnant chads tomorrow, like they done
> did durin' the federal election of 2000 down ini Flurida, are we?
>
> Tom
>
>
>> About 200 more voters than in 2005, 800 less than in 2007.
>>
>>
>>
>> You almost have to throw out 30% of the registered voters, though,
>> because
>> they may have registered for last year's presidential election, yet
>> they're
>> not a citizen of Moscow anymore (the county purges the list every few
>> years), so that would put it up to an "actual" turnout of about 50%.
>>
>>
>>
>> Still, one wonders how it compares to some of the smaller towns in the
>> area
>> (Genesee had 330 votes cast for mayor, Kendrick had 137), but I don't
>> believe the totals are available for that since the county didn't run
>> those
>> elections.
>>
>>
>>
>> Having been through this a few times, it is pretty interesting to look
>> at
>> which precincts turn out (and which ones don't).  The 8th precinct is
>> pretty
>> pathetic.
>>
>>
>>
>> DC
>
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