Not one, but 4 Florida Congressional seats being challenged.

[Dr.Phool]

I posted this earlier in GD politics. It'll have a longer lifespan here.


For Immediate Release

For Further Information Contact:

Ms. Marty Ward, Media Relations Coordinator

[phone] Cell

[e-mail]

MEDIA ALERT

ATTENTION ASSIGNMENT EDITORS

ANNOUNCEMENT ON CONTESTED FLORIDA ELECTIONS

On January 4, 2007, Congressman Rush Holt will address the issue of the outstanding election contests on the floor of the House of Representatives. Congressman Holt will point out that the seating of the new Congress does not indicate that the House has decided the elections which are being contested before it pursuant to 2 USC § 381 et seq., the Federal Contested Elections Act.

Congressman Holt is expected to call for bipartisan support for the investigation into the wide-spread problems of under-votes and over-votes in precincts throughout Florida and for election law reforms to ensure that criteria are established to guarantee fair and verifiable elections in the future so that our country remains a representative democracy where our leaders are actually elected by the voters instead of possibly being elected by machine error or illegal manipulation of the vote count. For more information on Congressman Holt’s position on this important issue, please contact Matt Dennis at 202-225-5801.

The results of four of Florida’s Congressional elections are being contested before the House of Representatives, and five Congressional elections are being contested in Florida state court. John Russell is contesting the results of the 2006 General Election for U.S. Representative for District 5 of the State of Florida and the election of Ginny Brown-Waite. Frank Gonzalez is contesting the results of the election for U.S. Rep. for District 21 of Florida and the election of Lincoln Diaz-Balart. Clint Curtis is contesting the results of the election for U.S. Rep. for District 24 of Florida and the election of Tom Feeney. Mr. Russell, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Curtis are represented by Mark A. Adams, Esquire of Tampa, and they are also contesting these elections in Florida state court. Interviews with them can be scheduled through Ms. Marty Ward at 954-732-1112. Mr. Curtis is also represented before Congress by Cynthia Butler, Esquire of Washington D.C. Gus Bilirakis’ election in District 9 is also contested in Florida state court.

Christine Jennings is contesting the results of the election for U.S. Rep. for District 13 of Florida before the House of Representatives and in Florida state court. For more information regarding Ms. Jennings’ contests, please contact Coffey and Wright at 305-857-9797.

[Freddie Stubbs]

1. Has anyone in Congress offered any support to any of the challenges besides

Ms. Jennings?

[TSIAS]

2. Don't think so

The only race that appears to be on the Democrats' radar is Jennings in CD-13.

[Freddie Stubbs]

3. I suppose that speaks to how serious those challenges are

[fla nocount]

4. Damn, I'd like to see Feeney go.

The more humiliating the circumstances the better. Unlikely though