Remember the California congressional race in which
Francine Busby lost to
Brian Bilbray with a narrow margin of about 7,000 votes, thus leaving the district of
"Duke" Cunningham under Republican control?
Well... Some people think that the County Registrar Mike Haas may have been too hasty certifying the election results. Yeah, that's right: the outcome of Busby vs. Bilbray has been challenged in court. According to San Diego Union Tribune,
A lawsuit filed Monday asks a Superior Court judge to toss out the results of the June 6 special election in which Republican Brian Bilbray defeated Democrat Francine Busby to finish the remaining term of disgraced former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham.
More details:
- The lawsuit also asks for a recount of all ballots cast in the election.
- The suit will seek "affirmative evidence of election irregularities, such as whether absentee ballots were lumped together to list inexplicably high voter turnout rates" (absentee precinct 99068 lists a 4,750% turnout, according to the Registrar's published records).
- Diebold machines are involved, and the chain of custody of the said machines is an issue.
Raw Story and Bradblog have reported on this, but I don't think it's been diaried here, except for this very interesting comment.