Virginia’s 17th Senate Canvanssing For Spotsylvania Ends, Reeves Lead At 226
By Jason Kenney | Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 | PoliticsToday’s canvassing expanded Bryce Reeves’s lead over Sen. Edd Houck to 226 votes, further solidifying Republican’s 20-20 split in the State Senate.
As Virginia has no automatic recount, Houck has the right to request one with the difference being under 1%. If the votes hold the difference falls just at 0.5%, putting the cost of the recount on the localities. More than 0.5% and any recount would have to be paid for by Houck.
A recount can be requested once the results have been certified by the State Board of Elections on November 28th.
See the SBE provisions here (.DOC).
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Jason Kenney has blogged at J’s Notes since 2001, is the director of RedStormPAC providing online fundraising for Republican candidates in Virginia, and co-founder of K6 Consulting. He is a graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University and resides in Richmond, Virginia.
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