SCORIBLOG follows the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, topics related Rhode Island law, and other legal matters of interest to lawyers. The author of SCORIBLOG is Attorney Thomas M. Dickinson.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Carlos Tobon lost the primary in Rep. District 58 to incumbent William San Bento by one vote . . . or did he? How likely is SCORI to grant Candidate Carlos Tobon's Petition for Certiorari seeking review of the Board of Elections' refusal to conduct a hand recount of all ballots?
Tobon makes a compelling case for further review, but the Supreme Court rarely gets involved in election disputes . . . given the narrowness of the margin and the relatively simple task of hand-counting about 1000 ballots, this seems like a case where the balance favors a grant of cert.
We should know soon.
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