Hilda Legg Intends To Seek Recanvass In GOP Secretary Of State Race Against Bill Johnson.

Legg intends to seek recanvass in GOP secretary of state race
By Beth Musgrave

FRANKFORT — Republican secretary of state candidate Hilda Legg said Wednesday that she intends to ask for a recanvass after Tuesday's vote totals are certified.

The Republican race for secretary of state was the closest of Tuesday's primary. According to The Associated Press, Todd County businessman and teacher Bill Johnson beat Hilda Legg, a Somerset consultant and former federal official, by 1,097 votes with 100 percent of precincts reporting.

The official count — conducted by the Secretary of State's office — will not be finalized until Friday. Legg has until Tuesday to ask for a recanvass.

"Given the narrow margin, less than 1 percent in this race, I intend to request a recanvass after we have had the opportunity to review the official results," Legg said in a written statement. "My supporters deserve the assurance that every vote has been accurately reported."

A recanvass is a retabulation of totals from each voting machine. If a recanvass is conducted and Legg still believes there was an error or problem with the vote totals, she can petition for a recount, a more costly and time-consuming process that Legg's campaign would have to fund.

Legg, a consultant and former executive director of the Center for Rural Development in Somerset, outraised Johnson nearly 6 to 1. According to the latest campaign finance reports, Johnson raised $24,000 while Legg raised $143,910.

Johnson, 45, who courted the Tea Party during the campaign, received 66,429 votes compared to 65,332 votes for Legg, according to The Associated Press.

Johnson said Wednesday that he understands why Legg wants to ensure that the vote totals are correct and will not declare himself the winner until Legg and her supporters are satisfied that the vote totals are accurate.

The winner of the Republican primary will face Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Lexington lawyer who beat incumbent Elaine Walker in Tuesday night's Democratic primary.

Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/05/18/1744798/legg-considering-recanvas-in-gop.html#ixzz1Ml1BqwVr

Congratulations To ALL Winners -- And Not So Winners -- Of Kentucky's Primary Elections Yesterday. On To November, You March. Good Luck To All.

Congratulations to ALL the candidates. My analysis will follow after court this afternoon.

Update: Watch David Williams accept the GOP nod for Governor:



Now watch Richie Farmer:

Next Monday, October 4, Is Deadline To Register To Vote In Kentucky's General Election.

COMMONWEALTHOF KENTUCKY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OFSTATE
TREY GRAYSON

NEWS RELEASE

RE: Kentuckians Face Deadline to Register to Vote in General Election
DATE: September 27, 2010
CONTACT: Les Fugate, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Office of the Secretary of State
Office: (502) 564-3490
Cell: (502) 229-3803
Les.Fugate@ky.gov

(Frankfort, KY) If Kentuckians want to participate in the upcoming general election on November 2, 2010, they have one week to make sure they are registered to vote, Kentucky’s chief election official, Secretary of State Trey Grayson announced today.

Kentuckians only have a few more days to sign up before registration books close. The deadline to register is Monday, October 4th. County Clerks’ offices throughout Kentucky will accept voter registration cards until the close of business that day. A postmark of October 4 is also required for all mail-in voter registration applications. Registration cards can be obtained over the internet at www.vote.ky.gov/register.

“I encourage all citizens who have not already done so, to register to vote today,” stated Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson. “We hope to see everyone exercising their constitutional right to vote on November 2, 2010.”

To be a registered voter in Kentucky, you must: be a U.S. citizen, be a resident of Kentucky, be at least 18 years of age on or before November 2nd, not be a convicted felon, or if you have been convicted of a felony, your civil rights must have been restored by executive pardon, have not been judged “mentally incompetent” in a court of law and have your voting rights removed, and not claim the right to vote anywhere outside Kentucky.

Additionally, Secretary Grayson reminded voters that if they have moved recently, they need to update their voter registration so that they are allowed to vote on election day. In particular, if a voter has moved from one county to another prior to the voter registration books closing and he or she does not update his or her voter registration, that voter will not be allowed to vote in the general election.

If citizens are unsure whether they have registered to vote or uncertain as to where they will vote, they can view all of that information online through the Voter Information Center (VIC). The VIC will tell voters where they are registered to vote, the location of their polling site, and their political affiliation. It also provides links to elected representatives, sample ballots, and driving directions from the voter’s home to his or her polling location. VIC can be accessed at www.vote.ky.gov/vic.

To obtain a list of county clerks and other voter registration sites in your area, contact the Kentucky State Board of Elections at (502) 573-7100 or via the web at www.elect.ky.gov.

Special elections today in Kentucky's 6th & 95th House districts, and 30th Senate district. Make your votes count people.

The special elections in the 6th and 95th House Districts and the 30th Senate District (The counties affected include Marshall, Lyon, Floyd, Perry, Leslie, Harlan, and Bell) will be held today, and all voters are urged to go and vote in order to have their votes count.

These are very important elections as one can tell by the number of visits both Republicans and Democratic party officials have made to the districts.

For Governor Steve Beshear, positive results from the elections will add luster to his political "crown" (and of course negative results will hamper that) and help him with his political agenda.

For Republicans, the races will help them argue that the gubernatorial election was all about Ernie Fletcher.

I do not have "an ear to the ground" in these districts. Anyone who does is urged to enlighten us here as to what outcomes to expect. Thanks, and stay tuned for reults.

Gay rights loom large in New Hampshire affecting how the candidates will place. Check back for my predictions.

The New Hampshire primary is set for next Tuesday, and I expect the issue of gay marriages (or civil unions, if you will) to loom large and help dictate where the candidates will place.

That means BAD news for Mike Huckabee, and GOOD news for John McCain, who I believe will be the winner (expect a barrage of negative ads from Mitt Romney).

The issue should not make much difference for Democrats, who are expected to place near where they placed in Iowa.

Talking about Mitt Romney, the BIG question will be whether he flip flops again, and tries to out liberal the Don of Liberals, Senator Ted Kennedy, in a bid to BUY votes.

Mitt is a Chameleon, you know; he can change colors at will!

Come back as I reveal my WINNING predictions.

A pair of election related bills pre-filed: one to do away with runoff primaries, the other to make provisional ballots available in all elections.

Read runoff elections and provisional ballots.

Are these good or bad bills?

One week AFTER the election, my last posts on the subject will occur today -- unless prompted by events and circumstances beyond my control.

With the elections over one week ago, my last posts about the election will occur today, unless I am prompted by events and circumstances beyond my control.