Although the Democratic candidate won the election on November 2 by 8500 votes out of the 3 million cast, the Republican candidate is taking his case for reconsideration of 10,000 to 14,000 ballots to the state Supreme Court. Bill Fletcher, the Republican, argues that as many as 14,000 ballots were counted in the vote totals from out-of-district voters. These votes are prohibited by the state constitution, and he wants to see them disregarded in a recount. Whether he could actually win the race even if these votes are discarded remains to be seen. Meanwhile, the acting Superintendent, who was appointed by the Governor in August, will remain in the position until the dispute is settled. Read the full story in the Charlotte News-Observer.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment