Card Drawing Re-Set for December 20 to Settle Winner of Eureka County, Nevada, Clerk-Treasurer Job

A card drawing will be held in Eureka County, Nevada on December 20, at 3 p.m., to settle who will hold the office of Eureka County Clerk-Treasurer.  The election of November 2, 2010 had resulted in a tie between the Independent American Party incumbent (Jackie Berg) and the Republican candidate (Carrie Wright).

The lawsuit filed by Berg to stop the card drawing was dismissed because the judge interpreted the law to mean that the lawsuit should have been filed 5 days after the votes were recounted, not 5 days after the recount was certified.  The card drawing can’t be any sooner than December 20 because the law requires substantial notice to each candidate before the drawing may be held.

Ron Paul Tells New York Times It is "At Least" 50-50 That He Will Run for President in 2012

Ron Paul told the New York Times, in a lengthy interview, that it is “at least 50-50” that he will run for President in 2012.  The story says Paul only got 2% of the vote when he ran in 2008.  This is incorrect.  In the Republican presidential primaries, Paul got 5.6% of the total vote cast in all Republican presidential primaries, placing fourth.  John McCain got 47.3%; Mitt Romney got 21.7%; Mike Huckabee got 20.1%.

Ron Paul Tells New York Times It is “At Least” 50-50 That He Will Run for President in 2012

Ron Paul told the New York Times, in a lengthy interview, that it is “at least 50-50” that he will run for President in 2012.  The story says Paul only got 2% of the vote when he ran in 2008.  This is incorrect.  In the Republican presidential primaries, Paul got 5.6% of the total vote cast in all Republican presidential primaries, placing fourth.  John McCain got 47.3%; Mitt Romney got 21.7%; Mike Huckabee got 20.1%.

Analysis of What Happens When Elections Officials Print Too Few Ballots

At the November 2, 2010 election, Bridgeport, Connecticut, only printed 21,000 ballots, even though the city has 63,000 registered voters.  This comprehensive newspaper story describes the cascading consequences of that decision.  The city ran out of ballots, so election officials photocopied more, but that in turn caused many other problems.  Thanks to Sam Edelston for the link.