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Relevant because at the time of posting to statewide senate racebis separated by less than 100 votes.
Hell, we're shocked they allow voting in some of these states.
The federal government used to have to send in armed guards to ensure EVERYONE got to vote. Not just Cletus Vanderbilt the 13th.
Currently there’s just 65 votes separating them; that’s nuts
Where's the "YoUr vOtE DoEsN't cOuNt!!" crowd at?
My house district race is separated by 63 votes. Same deal.
Where's the "YoUr vOtE DoEsN't cOuNt!!" crowd at?
Cackling over the 20,000 votes for the spoiler candidate.
Unfortunately those 20k votes likely would have gone to the democrat candidate instead had he not ran, simply on the grounds that he was registered as a democrat as recently as 2024.
Where’s the “YoUr vOtE DoEsN’t cOuNt!!” crowd at?
Don't say that too loud. I really don't want them to show up. I already know that the "election is rigged" crowd is out there waiting and I'm not sure if I have the sanity for it.
The election was rigged, it was just done incompetently (like everything involving fascists). A lot of this blue wave is due to Republican gerrymandering backfiring because they left themselves too thin of a margin. This election proved that voting is still important even when the election is rigged.
Yeah, that and people often spend 11 billion dollars on things that don't matter.
Where’s the “YoUr vOtE DoEsN’t cOuNt!!” crowd at?
Since violence didn't win a single seat this year, presumably in shambles.
To shreds, you say?
And how's his wife holding up?
Last election in Iowa Mariannette Miller-Meeks won her district by 6 votes to get Republicans a house seat.
Over 1,100 now!
You also can’t make a citizen lead constitutional amendment vote in Mississippi anymore.
When I lived there, MS when from 5 districts to 4 districts in 2000. The state constitution says to get equal signatures from all 5 districts (12% total of the total vote in the last gubernatorial election). Voter ID and gay marriage restrictions were among the ones that passed.
Then come an amendment in 2020 to legalize medical marijuana for anything a doctor says is allowed. This passed with 70% of the popular vote. They also got signatures of 25% in all the new districts and 20% in the old districts (with much room for error). This was challeneged by the richest county mayor in MS, and the state Supreme Court sided with the mayor saying that “oh yea, you can’t get this because we no longer have 5 districts” rather than going with the heart of the law.
Did they immediately repeal the voter ID one? Hell no. They even said they’d pass one legislatively if it was challenged. It’s been 6 years. Do you think they have gotten a new constitutional amendment process on the books? Hell no! MS government hates its citizens with a passion, mostly because it’s 30% African American.
I’m so glad I left in 2022.
am frankly amazed at the turnout this year. only worked there briefly, it was surreal to find a place more racist than louisiana or texas.
This is a crazy standard process. Miscounts happen, small variances are expected, and most elections aren't so close. That's why so many states have recounts at like .5 -1% mandatory just to verify. They're going to request a recount for such a close race anyway, might as well just make it the standard.
Yet again Mississippi proving they don't know how to operate an effective government.
Seems like that “no recounts” rule is probably gonna be challenged up to the Supreme Court (of the US, not MS), regardless of who technically wins the election
States get to run their own elections?
Yes
That is part of how elections are run in the US, yes. There is, by design, no centralized federal voting system.
How? States manage their elections, not the Fed?
That's how it has always worked
The same way any case gets to them. The loser sues and the civil case gets appealed repeatedly.
I guess anything can get to the supreme court that way. The supreme court has been rejecting all election cases though
Bush v Gore was a notable and shameful exception. They are ignoring Trump’s recent temper tantrum filings because he’s asking for way too much for even the crazy corrupt Alito and Thomas to abide. But don't kid yourself, they will forsake what few principles they have in a heartbeat if it suits them.
If the one seat would make a difference in the majority then they would throw any principles aside. If the one seat isn't going to make them any safer they will pretend to have standards.
Didn't that happen once already and it was decided that there wasn't enough time in the 2 months between the election and the candidate taking power without leaving the citizenry in uncertainty over who was elected?
just to be clear they have specific rules in state law that allow challenging the election in court if they want to.
Yes...after the election has been certified, which is bonkers to me.
it's up over a 1138 votes towards the dems right now, with 4% left. It's looking good for the dems.
What's the story with Alaska being so late? Similar drama?
Adding to the others: it's also ranked choice, so they have to wait for all the ballots to come in before they start redistributing losing votes
This is more the reason than anything else. Ranked choice requires working in stages. You have to finish the first count before you can then shift votes from candidates that didn't meet the minimums.
Their polls closed the later than the rest (except HI), its a massive state, and the infrastructure isn't the best. So it takes time. Also its a close race, so they want to be right when they call it.
Lots of mail in ballots plus a close election. Usually by the time you get to this point the election is decided before they even have to count the letter ballots.
Since both the senator and governor are under the majority, it goes to the special ranked choice vote. I'm not sure the process, but I imagine it takes time.
It is a very close race, and logistically difficult to collect and get all the votes counted considering how large and rugged much of the state is.