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<font face="Comic Sans MS">Okay, Tom . . . If it is truly "boring[ly]
and uneventful", then <br>
that's fine. If it isn't, I would have liked to hear/read <u>your</u>
<br>
witnessed report as I trust you to report it as it is.<br>
<br>
Thanks.<br>
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Tom Hansen wrote:
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<pre wrap="">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
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<pre wrap="">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 [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">mailto:thansen@moscow.com</a>]
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
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<pre wrap="">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 [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">mailto:thansen@moscow.com</a>]
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
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<pre wrap="">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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