FYI on the election I've been working to overturn for the good ole Republican party!

1/17/2006

Senate Committee Votes to Void Ophelia Ford Special Election


NASHVILLE (AP) - A special committee of the Tennessee Senate voted this evening to void the special election for state Senate District 29 that Ophelia Ford of Memphis won by just 13 votes last year.

The matter now goes to the Senate floor Thursday. After nearly three hours of heated debate, the resolution succeeded 17-to-14.

Last year, Ford was declared the winner of the seat held by her brother John Ford, who resigned after being indicted on bribery charges in May.

The results of the election have been challenged by Ophelia Ford's Republican opponent, Terry Roland. His attorneys say they have identified 146 questionable ballots, and state Election Coordinator Brook Thompson has confirmed that at least six votes should not have counted. They include two ballots cast in the name of deceased voters, three felons and one who no longer lived in the
correct district.

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