[Vision2020] [Fwd: Re: 19 of 19 Precincts]

[Scripter, Sam]

Okay, Tom . . . If it is truly "boring[ly] and uneventful", then
that's fine.  If it isn't, I would have liked to hear/read _your_
witnessed report as I trust you to report it as it is.

Thanks.

Tom Hansen wrote:
> I checked with Moscow's City Clerk.  She informed me that the "canvass the
> votes" meeting is short in duration and boringly uneventful.
>
> As such, you wil lhave to let your imaginations go wild (sans any video).
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>   
>> Tom: Will you be attending the "canvass the votes" meeting?
>>
>> Dan: Will this be a televised City Council Meeting?
>>
>> Tom: Will you be placing a video link of the proceedings
>>         on your Moscow Cares website?
>>
>>         If Yes, how soon can we view it from "afar"?
>>
>> Thank you, both.
>>
>> MoscowSam I am . . .
>>
>> We'll make everything official at our special meeting at noon today when
>> we
>> canvass the ballots.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tom Hansen [mailto:thansen at moscow.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 7:51 AM
>> To: Dan Carscallen
>> Cc: Moscow Vision 2020
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] 19 of 19 Precincts
>>
>> 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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