Today, prior to the usual Sussex County Council meeting, there was the official swearing-in of the newly elected, Sussex County officials. Continue reading →
Sussex County Official Swearing In Ceremony
Third World Style Politics
So, there has been a lot of focus on the race for Recorder of Deeds in Kent County, Delaware. If you are one of the few that hasn’t heard, the race has been in the courts since the night of the election basically. Continue reading →
Guest Post From David Anderson
The Kent County Recorder of Deeds race came out a tie after nearly 38,500 votes were counted in the recount held today. Judge Robert Young, said that “our one job was to insure that the community is heard”. Consistent with that mandate, the Kent County Department of Elections insured the ballots were competently counted and both sides had the chance to review the disputed ballots. 5 were questionable, 4 were for Democrat incumbent Betty Lou McKenna and one was for Republican Challenger La Mar Gunn. One ballot in particular had every Democratic name x’d out. That ballot was counted for McKenna after the Judge ruled with McKenna and her attorney John Paradee and could become the centerpiece of an appeal to the State Supreme Court.
One Republican volunteer, who missed the registration deadline, said”Now my day is ruined… I had a bad feeling about not being registered.” How many others on both sides just didn’t get around to voting? In local races, every vote truly matters, says someone who lost by 8 votes before winning the next election. Of course it is not just local races, Al Gore still wonders where he could have found 538 votes in Florida.
The next step is to determine if Gunn wants to appeal, which he said is likely. If the result stands, one vote will matter, the vote of Governor Jack Markell. According to title 15, section 331, the Governor picks one of the two for a two year term instead of a four year term.
Kent County Recorder Of Deeds
The following is the official press release from the Delaware GOP regarding the disputed race for Kent County Recorder of deeds. Continue reading →
2014, Year Of The Pendulum?
To understand the question of the title of this post, let us first look at the diagram of the energy contained in the swinging of the pendulum.
As the diagram shows, the pendulum swings back and forth, from left to right, and right to left. Now you are beginning to see why the pendulum is such a great metaphor for politics, but it gets better. Continue reading →
Christmas?
The holiday season is always a tough time for me to find time to post new articles. Between my job being especially busy this time of year, and finding time to do my Christmas shopping, along with the rest of life’s trials, it leaves little time to write. Continue reading →
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