Not over yet: Virginia attorney general race heading for a recount

http://twitter.com/#!/jimgeraghty/status/398124438148767745

The race for governor of Virginia may be over, but the battle for attorney general is still waging:

http://twitter.com/#!/wpjenna/status/398123026363199488

More from WaPo:

As of noon Wednesday, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, state Sen. Mark D. Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg) was clinging to a 481-vote lead over state Sen. Mark Herring (D-Loudoun), with 2.2 million ballots cast, according to unofficial figures from the Virginia State Board of Elections.

Local election boards on Wednesday will begin examining “provisional” ballots — cast by voters who did not present legally acceptable ID or who may have come to the wrong polling place Tuesday. The boards must finish certifying their counts by Nov. 12.

The State Board of Elections is scheduled to certify the entire count Nov. 25. Only then can the trailing candidate ask for a recount, according to board spokeswoman Nikki Sheridan.

http://twitter.com/#!/AlisonKGary/status/398146627958882305

The number will continue to change as provisional ballots are counted, but it looks like the vote difference should still fall within the margin required to put a recount into motion.

http://twitter.com/#!/MattMackowiak/status/398137196412030976

Regardless of your political persuasion, there’s a lesson to be learned from this:

http://twitter.com/#!/brstricks/status/398115216887537664
http://twitter.com/#!/bjenk/status/398127309104115712
http://twitter.com/#!/dannylaub/status/398138588577005568

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/11/06/not-over-yet-virginia-attorney-general-race-heading-for-a-recount/

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