Allen West supporters expressed shock in Fort Pierce on Sunday, but not because the finally tally in St. Lucie County’s Congressional District 18 race showed West gaining 201 more votes — but because it was only based on a “cherry picked” partial recount and the supervisor refused to explain why.
Despite the persistent questions over fairness and accuracy, county attorneys, the county canvassing board and Elections Supervisor Gertrude Walker refused to answer questions from the campaigns or the press throughout the entire exercise. When the machine count was finished, elections officials announced the total and immediately had a sheriff’s deputy instruct everyone to leave.
The question everyone wanted answered was, Why did the supervisor promise to recount all the ballots from early voting and then chose to only
recount three days’ worth of votes?
The three days, according to the West team, did not include the time period when questions were raised about faulty technology on election night.
Many on West’s team said they felt the recount was a big show to make it look as if voting irregularities were addressed. The team is still trying to gain access to the voting logs from St. Lucie County, but has been unsuccessful so far.
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Because under the law she can’t recount unless the vote total is within .5% margin for a machine count and a .25% margin for a manual recount. Talk to your legislators. They made the rules.
The law does not say she can not do a total count, but under the law if the machine count is with in the 5% margin or the manual count in with in the .25% margin by law there must be a total recount.
Florida Law on recounts: Statute 102.141
(7) If the unofficial returns reflect that a candidate for any office was defeated or eliminated by one-half of a percent or less of the votes cast for such office, that a candidate for retention to a judicial office was retained or not retained by one-half of a percent or less of the votes cast on the question of retention, or that a measure appearing on the ballot was approved or rejected by one-half of a percent or less of the votes cast on such measure, a recount shall be ordered of the votes cast with respect to such office or measure.
The Secretary of State is responsible for ordering recounts in federal, state, and multicounty races. The county canvassing board or the local board responsible for certifying the election is responsible for ordering recounts in all other races.
A recount need not be ordered with respect to the returns for any office, however, if the candidate or candidates defeated or eliminated from contention for such office by one-half of a percent or less of the votes cast for such office request in writing that a recount not be made.
The law says the Secretary of State is responsible for ordering recounts in federal races. NOT the supervisor. So I say again, contact your legislators and get the law changed.
So if that is the law, why did she recount the early vote? There was at that time no reason to recount anything, unless it was because the democrat candidate was loosing and they needed to implement more cheat to overcome the REAL overwhelming support for West. It’s not just Florida that is being cheated, it is the entire country!
The public servants have now elevated themselves to our royal overlords and rulers. They will keep you in place by bullying and the threat of force while they manipulate the system to reflect exactly what serves their best interests. This kind of disdain for the public is what started the American Revolution in 1776. Don’t hold your breath waiting for justice here, it doesn’t exist anymore. Pray for a miracle!
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!
You have just supported the other position — the supervisor of elections is not prohibited from doing the recount in these circumstances, it just isn’t mandatory.
Maybe she is affraid the obama votes will get recounted too!
It’s awfully hard to contest the vote when you’re not allowed access to the PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Crooks in power will say “move along, nothing to look at here”
That’s what’s happening now.
So what shall we do?
HMMM????
If this were the case then the people’s questions would have been answered. You are watching Chicago politics in Florida. These people have forgotton who they answer to and who employs them Disgraceful!
lying,,cheating,FRAUD – the Democrat party.
So, if you cheat enough to get above the .5% margin, then it’s OK?
Sorry, if there is documentation to support voter fraud committed by democrats throughout the country, DEMAND A RECOUNT. THE ENEMY OCCUPIES THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONTROLS THE LEFTIST DEMOCRATS!!!
The democratically elected President of the United States is not the enemy PTL – You are!
Key word”-democratically eleceted”. There are so many instances of voter fraud that you cannot say Obama was properly elected. Sadly, nothing will be done to correct this grave injustice and the American public will pay and pay for this mess. Let’s see just how jublilant you Obamaniacs will be in 4 years.
What a chilling video clip this is, welcome to Obamatopia folks!
We have been called racist because we disagree with the Presidents failed policies. Can we cry racism here? God bless Mr. West and his family. God bless America!
Actually, if the West campaign is willing to pay for a complete recount then she is obligated to a recount. The .5% only triggers an automatic recount.
I have tried to find in the law where it says he can pay for a recount but I don’t see it. That said, this post is about the supervisor not performing a recount and that is what I am addressing.
By law, the secretary of state is the guy who makes the call on recounts on federal races. Not the local supervisor or canvassing board. I posted the law above.
I see in the the law where he can contest the elections. I don’t think he meets the test.
102.168 Contest of election.— http://tinyurl.com/af2c56r
I’ll contribute $50. Anyone else?
I’m in !!!!!!!!!!!!!
All I can say is WOW !!! This shows us that even more evil has taken over our country. The Obama mindset has moved far and wide in our nation. People, do you have any idea what you are doing to yourselves ? God help us and save us from evil. Amen
This entire election in all the “battleground” states reeks of corruption. In so many, many areas there were more votes cast than registered voters in a precinct. They cheated, that;s what happened. The bastards cheated. And now nothing is being done about it. Welcome to tyranny.
Where is the GOP? All the key swing states were stolen along with the other states. The corrupt media ia silent. Fox and anything on TV is not real Americans friends. They support this nationwide vote theft.
The Republican’s set out to obstruct the voting process, so this is what his party wanted.I dont know why he (they) want to reverse all the obstacles the Republican party spent so much time money and energy putting in place. If he wants a recount he needs to pay for it himself…..remember our deficit is too large and government is too big, we dont need to add this to the bottom line too.
I’m sure we can get enough enough money together to pay for the recount. Millions of people would donate! But we need re-counts in Ohio, Colorado, and Pennsylvania as well.
The REPUBLICANS? (it isn’t possessive, BTW) You mean b/c they want voter id to vote? The UN observers were shocked that id isn’t required. You can’t get on a plane w/out id. You can barely cash a check anywhere w/out id. Why would we give over the fought-for right to elect our public officials more easily? Get a clue Paul.
Amen to that! Anyone that is here legally can afford a state issued ID, be it a driver license or ID card. So crooked, so evil!
Well said!
There are reports in Ohio of more votes than voters in some areas, and some counties where 100% of the vote went to Obama. I believe that most of those who are in the election supervisors position who are Democratic are crooked and will break any law to keep Obama in office and keep those like Allen West out.
If fraud or equipment malfunctions are effident and/or suspected then a recount can be ordered. If a recount is ordered and it is still not completed fairly and transparently then something is being hiden from the public. Plain and simple.
Sue these bastards personally under 42USC Sec 1983.
This calls for an Athens, TN reaponse circa 1946 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9tUQxsrQGw
This is far from over. Shame on you St. Lucie Voters Registration to lock the building down and not respond to a single question from the voters and the media. This County Board needs to be investigated. Its the same group that lost over 630 votes at the last election.
Its amazing 175,554 registered and 247,713 voted since when is election day registration allowed????