Recount Confirms Tie

Written by Jennifer Gayle

Friday, 16 May 2008

THE HEATED BATTLE IS BACK ON.... FOR THE RACE TO THE SCHOOL BOARD...AFTER THREE COMMITTEES HAND COUNTED THE ELECTRONIC AND MAIL IN VOTES. I  SAT DOWN AND SPOKE WITH BOTH CANDIDATES...TAMI KEELING AND DR CHARLES JAYNES...  TIME TICKED BY SLOWLY WHILE COMMITTEE MEMBERS RECOUNTED EVERY SINGLE VOTE CAST.   IT TOOK NEARLY TWO AND A HALF HOURS FOR THE RESULTS TO BE CONFIRMED.  ELECTRONIC AND MAIL-IN BALLOTS WERE RECOUNTED UNDER STRICT SECURITY.  AND THE TIE REMAINS.  TAMI KEELING AND DR. CHARLIE JAYNES ARE STILL TIED, EACH HAVING RECEIVED 581 VOTES. Now that the votes have been recounted  they are put back into the ballot box. Sealed with a lock but now its time for both candidates to prepare for the upcoming election.      THE TWO CANDIDATES,  WHO'D BOTH EXPECTED THE TIE TO REMAIN, ARE NOW GETTING READY FOR ROUND TWO.       I ASKED TAMMI KEELING ABOUT HER NEXT STEP.  "Move forward get ready for the next race, when ever the school board tells us when that date is so we can go again," says Tami Keeling, Canididate.     AND WHEN SITTING DOWN WITH DR. CHARLIE JAYNES.  HE SAYS HE IS ANXIOUS AND INVIGORATED TO GET THIS NEXT RACE STARTED. "I would hope that in this time around and in this election, my oponent.  I would like to have her run the same kindo f clean race, I did the first time and definetly the second time.      ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR GEORGE MATTHEWS WILL PRESENT AN OFFICIAL REPORT TO THE VICTORIA ISD SCHOOL BOARD DURING A SPECIAL MEETING... SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK.     THE DATE FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION WILL BE DECIDED DURING THE SPECIAL MEETING. WHERE VICTORIA ISD SCHOOL BOARD IS REQUIRED TO SCHEDULE THE ELECTION BETWEEN 20 TO 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE TIE.

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