Top House Republican: Democratic efforts to fight tiebreaker could jeopardize Northam's inauguration

[mahatmakanejeeves]

I'd quote more from the article in the RTD, but I've used up all my free articles there.

Top Va. House Republican warns Democratic efforts to fight Newport News tiebreaker could jeopardize Northam inauguration

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Cox's warnings about Northam's inauguration sounded less like an actual threat and more of a justification for why the House needs to elect Cox speaker on day one

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Cox's office clarified that they're not saying Northam can't take office if House is in limbo. But it would complicate some of the pomp and circumstance of inauguration day

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Top House Republican warns Democratic efforts to fight Newport News tiebreaker could jeopardize Northam's inauguration

BY GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond Times-Dispatch 12 min ago

The top Republican in Virginia's House of Delegates raised the stakes in the ongoing battle for control of the House by warning Democrats that their efforts to delay a final outcome in a tied Newport News House race could jeopardize some aspects of Gov.-elect Ralph Northam's inauguration.

Del. M. Kirkland Cox, a Colonial Heights Republican hoping to become the next House speaker if Republicans can hold onto their majority, called the Democratic legal filings and PR campaign crying foul over the apparent tie in the 94th House District "a deliberate strategy to make it more difficult for the House to organize smoothly."
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Republicans ask state officials to proceed with tiebreaker in tied House district 'as soon as possible'

BY GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond Times-Dispatch 1 hr ago

Republican leaders fired back Friday against Democrat Shelly Simonds' efforts to be declared the winner in a tied Newport News-area House of Delegates race, urging the recount court to reject Simonds' appeals for a new decision and asking state officials to proceed to a planned tiebreaker "as soon as possible."

Lawyers for Republican Del. David E. Yancey are expected to file legal paperwork Friday arguing that the three-judge panel that oversaw the 94th District recount made no errors and there's no evidence to support Simonds' contention that the court should not have reviewed a disputed ballot late in the process and counted it for Yancey.
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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Imagine how easy it would be without voter suppression, the Dems would have many more seats

no need for tiebreakers.

[Tiggeroshii]

2. Fucking terrorists.

[FreepFryer]

3. When gerrymandering fails, these assholes attack governors for the GOP's embarrassing losses.

[Yonnie3]

4. I'll give up some "pomp and circumstance" to keep Cox out of the Speaker position.

Heck, I'd give it all up to see us in control of the House.