The Waiting Game
You may have noticed that last night's election results did not feature my name. While they tallied the votes for names on the ballot rather quickly, write-in candidates don't get the swift treatment.
Certified results are due from the Secretary of State's office on Monday. I spoke with the DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections earlier today, and was informed that a preliminary tally of my votes will not be available until tomorrow, Thursday, at the earliest.
However, there is one preliminary number already available. The DeKalb Board's website features a vote summary and a precinct breakdown. At present, it is known that 487 voters wrote in names in the Fourth District race. I imagine that some of them were cast by Cynthia McKinney loyalists. How many were for me? And how many write-in votes were cast in Gwinnett and Rockdale? The answers to those questions will have to wait.
Certified results are due from the Secretary of State's office on Monday. I spoke with the DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections earlier today, and was informed that a preliminary tally of my votes will not be available until tomorrow, Thursday, at the earliest.
However, there is one preliminary number already available. The DeKalb Board's website features a vote summary and a precinct breakdown. At present, it is known that 487 voters wrote in names in the Fourth District race. I imagine that some of them were cast by Cynthia McKinney loyalists. How many were for me? And how many write-in votes were cast in Gwinnett and Rockdale? The answers to those questions will have to wait.
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