Donna Edwards, the progressive Maryland congressional candidate who came out of nowhere to strongly challenge the entrenched Democratic incumbent Al Wynn and barely lost in Tuesday's primary, is challenging the results of the election.
The Washington Post reports: "Congressional candidate Donna Edwards announced plans yesterday to file a lawsuit over apparent voting irregularities in Tuesday's primary election in Prince George's County...Tuesday's voting, a flawed process by many accounts, may not conclude the close primary contests for a seat in Congress...
"The election itself was "horrendous," the Prince George's elections administrator said yesterday. And the victorious Democratic county executive candidate, incumbent Jack B. Johnson, said it warranted investigation."
In what's becoming a seemingly mandatory post-election refrain, officials cited problems with Diebold voting machines. Apparently Diebold fielded new and "improved" hardware which, coupled with inadequate training and testing before the primary, produced what can only be described as a mess.
Wynn carried the election by about 3,500 votes, with over 70,000 votes cast. He polled 50 percent to Edwards's 45, with a third candidate receiving the remainder.
Americablog has two important stories on this topic, here and here.
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