On December 22, the New York State Board of Elections revised its official election returns. The Board had posted “Original certified results” on December 8, which suggests the state had determined the official figures. But on December 22, the Board posted revised figures.
Hillary Clinton gained 56,371 votes over the earlier figure; Donald Trump gained 24,516; Gary Johnson gained 1,345; Jill Stein gained 767. They were the only four presidential candidates on the ballot. Here is a link to the new returns. The only difference between the December 8 and December 22 totals are from Suffolk County and New York city. Both those jurisdictions explained that they hadn’t finished counting the absentee and provisional ballots as of December 8, so it is somewhat odd that the State Board posted “certified results” before they were complete.
UPDATE: some of the write-in presidential candidates also increased. The amount of the increase was: Evan McMullin 1,041; Darrell Castle 95; Gloria La Riva 27; Tom Hoefling 9; Chris Keniston 6; Rocky De La Fuente 5; Monica Moorehead 3; Emidio Soltysik 2.
Changes such as this are why it takes so long to tally the national vote for presidential candidates. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the news.
So, how is it that the electors were certified by December 19? If these new results had changed the outcome, how would that effect the electoral votes that were just cast? (Not likely, but just wondering.)
The U.S.A. is now a FIFTH world banana republic regime.
The odd and not so odd MORONS in the New Age governments are totally dysfunctional — esp. regarding elections.
See the Flint, Mich Water Gangster criminal complaints for one more fine example.
New Age elections are like throwing mud on a canvass and calling it *Art*.
Now SOOOOO very difficult (or de facto IMPOSSIBLE) to have LEGAL —
Electors
Candidate names and issues on ballots
Votes on ballots
Counting of votes
Reporting of results
i.e. banana republics of the HACKS de facto in POWER.
On the substantive points —
NO provisional ballots — What if the LEGAL proof that some person is a LEGAL elector — BEFORE each election day.
ALL paper mail ballots — See Oregon and now other areas.
ARMIES of folks putting the paper mail ballots into LEGAL vote scanners – with nonstop checking of the machines.
I.E. ALL election results should be FINAL-FINAL-FINAL within a mere 2 days after each election day — subject to any MAJOR crimes or breakdowns — i.e. power supply problems, etc. — in which case there may have to be a NEW election.
LEGAL elections to save Democracy from the nonstop monarch and oligarch MONSTERS from Hell.
It is not unheard of for states to change their election returns after December 19. In 1960 Hawaii first thought that Nixon had won, and certified his electors. Then later election corrections showed Kennedy had won. The Governor then forwarded a 2nd certificate of ascertainment. Everyone agreed to use the 2nd one, not the 1st one. There was no controversy.