Democrat candidate in the 94th district, Shelly Simonds, has asked a three judge panel to reverse their decision to approve a ballot that sent the district into a tie. If the 94th ultimately goes to Republicans they will control the House of Delegates. If not, the House of Delegates will be tied. Some Republicans in the House have referred to that eventuality as ‘chaos’.
Before anything can happen the recount panel in Newport News which includes Newport News Circuit Judge Bryant L. Sugg, Powhatan County Circuit Judge Paul W. Cella, and Chesterfield County Circuit Judge David E. Johnson will have to decide if they are going to reverse their decision on the ballot that they accepted the day after the recount. It doesn’t seem likely they will reverse themselves, but only they can make that decision and rule on the motion filed by Shelly Simonds.
Gary Anderson, clerk of the court in Newport News Circuit Court has no idea when the judges will render a decision. The judges are working only a half a day on Friday before the long weekend for New Year’s.
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
With the Newport News court operating a half-day schedule Friday heading into the holiday weekend, Anderson said the judges might not act until next week. But he cautioned that he was only guessing.
“They may surprise me,” Anderson said.
In the meantime control of the House of Delegates hangs in the balance. The House will convene on January 10th.
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The Populist is obviously very angry. His insults to Republicans are juvenile and completely out of line. Does he think that all Democrats are good and all Republicans are bad? What a childish, unclear, and nasty way to look out at the world from behind his eyes. He either needs a strong laxative or cataract surgery. Begone.
If someone had petitioned famous bank robber John Dillinger to reconsider and give the loot back after a heist, do you really think he would? “Hey John, would you please give us the loot back”. So, why would three corrupt republican election robbers give the loot back to the Democrats after their heist? Don’t kid yourself, there is no such thing as a lawyer who is not a crook if we use the Biblical based laws of right and wrong. If Delegate-Elect Simonds has no other legal recourse after this folly fails, then she should have allowed the coin toss, along with its guaranteed THIRD recount and its guaranteed different vote tally. This election was over last Tuesday until republican corruption steps in once again to save our planet. Don’t even think about the DOJ stepping in here. Trump has his hand up Washington’s ass moving it’s mouth.
Due to this state and this country’s level of corruption, we are now unable to even carry out an honest election. The republican brand has determined that they are saving Virginia, the USA, the entire planet, via their version of their own corruption based salvation.
Not only that, are not republicans using a line from Muslims? The line that God tells to do what they do? Since republicans claim the Bible, ( their version) are they not claiming God has told them to be corrupt? Same as the Muslims isn’t it?
Are the republicans going to get their 10 virgins too?