Blog TRR: Allen West Seeks Recount Amid Growing Vote Count Scandal Share This Post National News TRR: Allen West Seeks Recount Amid Growing Vote Count Scandal By redkudzu_admin on November 9th 2012 No Comments / 150 views By James S. Robbins The Washington Times Nov 10 Update: Allen West’s campaign is ready to “go to war” over a recount as new numbers reveal more ballots cast than voters. The race for Florida’s 18th Congressional district has taken an ugly turn, with charges of incompetence, illegal activity and possible fraud on the part of local election officials. Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy has declared victory with an apparent 160,328 votes to West’s 157,872. However, serious questions arose immediately about the integrity of the vote count, especially in St. Lucie County. On election night incumbent Republican Allen West had maintained a district-wide lead of nearly 2000 votes until St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections Gertrude Walker inexplicably “recounted” thousands of early ballots, resulting in 4,400 vote shift to the challenger. Observers on the scene say the process is biased and the election results are fatally compromised. Mr. West is asking a court to impound the ballots and order a recount. Read more… Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Login with: Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Continue with Twitter voting Share This Post redkudzu_admin The goal of this site is to give information. Whether from national sites or locally in Georgia. Related Articles TRR: Florida Vote Twist: More Ballots Than Voters November 10th 2012 POLL WATCHER SEES ROMNEY BALLOTS CHANGED November 12th 2012 BREAKING: St. Lucie County, Florida Had 141.1% Turnout; Obama Won County February 15th 2015