Thread: NY-23 Still in Doubt

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.s...ny23_race.html

Washington -- Conservative Doug Hoffman conceded the race in the 23rd Congressional District last week after receiving two pieces of grim news for his campaign: He was down 5,335 votes with 93 percent of the vote counted on election night, and he had barely won his stronghold in Oswego County.As it turns out, neither was true.



But Hoffman’s concession -- based on snafus in Oswego County and elsewhere that left his vote undercounted -- set off a chain of events that echoed all the way to Washington, D.C., and helped secure passage of a historic health care reform bill.



Democratic Rep. Bill Owens was quickly sworn into office on Friday, a day before the rare weekend vote in the House of Representatives. His support sealed his party’s narrow victory on the health care legislation.

This seems fairly interesting...

[quote name='Blueneck' date='12 November 2009 - 10:00 PM' timestamp='1258081246' post='58277']

Even if there's a recount, it won't matter if he already conceded.......right?

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Oh it absolutely matters. The Democrat was sworn in and rushed into Congress so that he could vote for Pelosi's health care bill (which he promised to vote against, by the way), but he was never certified by the state as the winner. If it becomes clear that Hoffman won, then Owens will have to be removed from Congress.