Word: counted
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...luxury, this staring. But when things are good, you're able to afford the luxury of staring with nothing to nag your conscience, except, maybe, your mother, and she doesn't really count...
Several times throughout the night and morning, both candidates seemed on the verge of claiming victory. One by one, election returns announced on television showed a very tight contest, with the electoral vote count tied...
...Apparently my vote still doesn't count; we voted for the formality," she said. "I'm really frustrated...
...electoral egg on its face; in 1996 its exit polling led the nets to call the New Hampshire Senate race for Democrat Dick Swett, only to see Republican incumbent Bob Smith win. Such gaffes have helped create an anti-VNS backlash. Citizens for a Fair Vote Count charges the VNS misleads voters, depresses vote count, and even perpetuates electoral fraud. While some of this veers dangerously close to Black Helicopter territory, there are legitimate concerns that inaccurate information, or information given out before the polls close, could have an impact on the election...
...Everyone expected a skintight vote here, but nobody expected it to be less than 2,000 votes. But we're still waiting for the overseas ballot count, and nobody's been able to give us a concrete figure on that. By the same token, one shouldn't assume, if there were irregularities, that they were necessarily perpetrated against one particular side. This state is perfectly capable of bipartisan irregularities. But it must be noted that at this point, neither of the parties is alleging any serious irregularities. The only substantial complaint has been about the Palm Beach ballot...