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| Smith, to left, and Johnson, on right |
Knox County elections officials on Monday will begin
counting and investigating the almost 600 provisional ballots cast countywide.
They’ll start at 9 a.m. at the Old Courthouse on Main
Street.
From what I understand, they have to get the job completed
in two weeks, and it’s going to possibly take two weeks to do it.
They’ll first weed out the ballots cast in the 13th
District state house race, in which incumbent Eddie Smith, a Republican, edged
Democrat challengers Gloria Johnson by 154 votes.
Then they’ll have to investigate whether the votes should
count. (i.e. were the people registered to vote, blah, blah, etc.)
Johnson, who acknowledges that her chances of winning are
slim, said she wants everyone to know that every vote counts.
The county’s election commission will certify the election
on Nov. 28.
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