Righeimer Stretches Lead Over Humphrey to 37

WEDNESDAY'S NUMBERS
Here we are again with the updated election results as of 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 12, 2014.  You can read the entire "Results" page HERE.  You can also read the "What's Left To Count" elements HERE.


FOLEY LEADS, RIGHEIMER 2ND, HUMPHREY 3RD BY 37 VOTES
As you can see below, here's how we stand now, with just a few votes remaining to be counted.  Katrina Foley gained 27 votes and is far ahead, holding 26.5 % of the votes.  Jim Righiemer gained 33 votes.  Jay Humphrey gained 20 votes and trails Righeimer by 37 votes.  Lee Ramos is still solidly in fourth place, having gained 19 votes.  Tony Capitelli gained 10 votes.  Al Melone gained 8 votes.  Rita Simpson gained 2 votes and Chris Bunyan, anchored firmly in last place, gained 3 votes.

WHAT'S LEFT?
According to the site, there remains only 21,749 ballots left to count.  Of those 20,961 are provisional ballots.  There are also 342 election day paper ballots. There are also 446 vote-by-mail ballots returned at the polls left to count.

TIMETABLE
The counter at the top of the Results page indicates we will have yet another tally report tomorrow night at 5:00 p.m.  In my conversation with him this morning, Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley indicated he hoped to be able to complete the process and certify the election early next week.  At that point, depending on how the numbers look, folks have five (5) calendar days to request a recount of any race and will have to pay a deposit in order for the Registrar's office to begin.  The length of the recount depends on the number of ballots to be counted.  The Fat Lady is tuning up....

Reporting Schedule Tonight

GONNA BE A BUSY NIGHT FOR NEAL KELLEY
Here's the schedule events for today from the Registrar of Voters Office:

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Election Results Reporting Schedule

► November 6, 2012 Election Results Reporting Schedule 

Tuesday, November 6th - 8:05 p.m. - vote-by-mail results posted

Tuesday, November 6th - 9:30 p.m. - first unofficial results from polling places 

Tuesday, November 6th - 10:00 p.m. - second unofficial results from polling places 

Tuesday, November 6th - 10:30 p.m. - third unofficial results from polling places 

Tuesday,November 6th - 11:00 p.m. - fourth unofficial results from polling places 

Tuesday, November 6th - 11:30 p.m. - fifth unofficial results from  polling places  

Tuesday, November 6th - 12:00 a.m. - sixth unofficial results from  polling places

Tuesday, November 6th - 12:30 a.m. - seventh unofficial results from  polling places

Tuesday, November 6th - 1:00 a.m. - eighth unofficial results from  polling places
(and tentative last update for the evening)

Wednesday, November 7th - 5:00 p.m. first post Election Night unofficial results from additional vote-by-mail ballots, paper ballots and provisionals cast at the polling places

Updates will continue each weekday by 5:00 p.m. during the canvass period until the last official results are posted.  

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I'LL TRY TO KEEP UP...

I'm going to try to post updates throughout the evening, but I doubt I'll be able to keep up with them.  Registrar Neal Kelley and his crew do an outstanding job of keeping us informed but there's a good chance that the final results won't be known until Friday or maybe Monday of next week.

 THE LIES CONTINUE

And, just so you know, the bold faced lying continued right up until the last minute.  In my mail yesterday afternoon my wife and I received a nice individually addressed letter from the liar, Colin McCarthy.  In his two page note he tells us, "We have firemen earning $300,000 per year, but cannot afford to put dog waste bags in our parks!"  Later he also says, "Costa Mesa's police officers are the highest paid officers in Southern California."  Both of those statements are patently false and McCarthy knows it because of the stink raised when similar statements were included in a mailer he an Steve Mensinger paid for last week.  Several sources denounced those statements, including Police Chief, Tom Gazsi.

YOU ASKED FOR IT...

I know most of you have already voted.  Those of you who chose to vote for McCarthy and Mensinger, be advised that you've cast your ballot for men who apparently don't care about the truth.  Do you think they will change if in charge?  I sure don't.