The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics finally posted the official report of their internal review into the primary election result irregularities on their web site today. You can download a PDF version of it for yourself. The relevant passages can be found on pages 10-14. In the report, the committee blames most of what caused over 4,000 erroneous votes to be initially reported on employees who were in charge of vote counting trying to…

Amid continuing concerns about the validity of the results, the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics still hasn’t certified the results of the Sept. 9 primary election. New pre-certified results were released on Sept. 20, and today, the board released its final post election audit report. You can download the nine-page PDF for yourself. According to the report, the audit consisted of four three-member teams, each reviewing the ballots of randomly selected precincts, which were…

Shortly after releasing its statement to the media, the DCBOEE has issued a new set of unofficial primary election results, this time with all 143 precincts included. None of the outcomes of any of the races have changed: Patrick Mara is still well ahead of long-time At-large Council member Carol Schwartz, Jack Evans has still held on to his Ward 2 seat, and all the other incumbents in the major races have still won their…

After huddling behind closed doors and ignoring media inquiries for most of the day, the DCBOEE has issued a statement on last night’s voting irregularities. From: DC Board of Elections and Ethics Date: September 10, 2008 Contact: Dan Murphy (202) 727-2511 dmurphy@dcboee.org Analysis of the Unofficial Election Night Results from the September 9, 2008 District of Columbia Congressional and Council Primary Election After conducting a thorough review of all of precinct cartridges, the DC Board…