From: John Cuccia 

On Wed, 8 Nov 2006 18:08:15 -0000, "Phil Payne"
 wrote:

>We just need Virginia to spit-roast the bastards.
>
>8,000 votes ahead, apparently.

Half of one percent of the total vote is around 12k, so Allen will likely
challenge the results.  It will be a month before we know who won:

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2006/story?id=2637812&page=1
There are no automatic recounts in Virginia, but state law allows a
candidate who finishes half a percentage point or less behind to request
one. The trailing candidate can also seek a recount if the margin is
greater than half a point but less than one percentage point.

However, if a recount is requested, Jean Jensen, secretary of the state
Board of Elections in Virginia, told ABC News that it would not start until
Nov. 28 because of the state's elaborate set of rules and laws governing
the vote certification and recount processes. The losing candidate cannot
ask for a recount before that date.

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