Run Off It Is
Well it looks like we are going to have a run off here in the 49th ward. Moore and Gordon. The results as of 11:54:
42 of 42 Precincts Reporting - 100.00%
| Name | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Moore, Joe (i) | 3,657 | 49.33 |
| Gordon, Don | 2,162 | 29.16 |
| Ginderske, Jim | 939 | 12.67 |
| Adams, Chris | 656 | 8.85 |
Moore only needs to pick up a few more votes to push him over the edge and I’m afraid that there were probably people that were trying to pick between Moore and someone else, so the outlook is pretty grim for Moore opponents. Still, a runoff should send a signal at the very least. Interestingly there were 7414 voters which means that Moore could have just paid us each $50 and been done with it. Alternately, I am 0.013% of the vote and personally made a difference in this race.
So thinking ahead to the runoff… is there any penalty for the blatant disregard for electioneering laws that was going on? I was watching the local news and they were asking about irregularities and said that there were none reported, but I thought that Adams sent in a report, no? And even if he had, would there be any repercussions? That probably got Moore a couple votes at the very least and could have easily ended up making the difference between having a run off and not. The thought that there will be no follow up with that annoys me, assuming that the allegations are true.
February 28th, 2007 at 10:58
I haven’t found anything that says WHEN the runoff
voting is. We didn’t get home in time to vote last night…
February 28th, 2007 at 12:30
Runoff election day is April 17. I don’t know if there will be early voting again, but I’ll put the info on my blog when I figure it out.