Random drawing scheduled to break tie in disputed Va. House race

by DENISE LAVOIE, The Associated Press

Fri, December 29th 2017, 9:43 PM UTC

This image provided by the City of Newport News via The Virginian-Pilot shows a copy of the ballot at the center of a recount election dispute. A three-judge panel in Virginia certified the 94th District in Newport News as tied Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. Ezra Reese, an attorney for Democrat Shelly Simonds, argued that under the guidelines, the ballot should remain uncounted because it contained more than one type of extra marking. Trevor Stanley, a lawyer for Republican Del. David Yancey, argued that the slash in Simonds’ bubble clearly meant that the voter was picking Yancey. The judges ruled in Yancey’s favor. (City of Newport News/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

{p}FILE- In this Dec. 19, 2017, file photo, Democrat Shelly Simonds reacts to the news that she won the 94th District precincts by one vote following a recount in Hampton, Va. Simonds, the Democrat in a tied race for a Virginia House seat that could affect which party controls the chamber says she’ll ask a court to declare the tie invalid. Simonds’ lawyers said Tuesday, Dec. 26, that they’ll ask the court to reconsider its ruling after last week’s recount. (Joe Fudge/The Daily Press via AP, File){/p}

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This image provided by the City of Newport News via The Virginian-Pilot shows a copy of the ballot at the center of a recount election dispute. A three-judge panel in Virginia certified the 94th District in Newport News as tied Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. Ezra Reese, an attorney for Democrat Shelly Simonds, argued that under the guidelines, the ballot should remain uncounted because it contained more than one type of extra marking. Trevor Stanley, a lawyer for Republican Del. David Yancey, argued that the slash in Simonds’ bubble clearly meant that the voter was picking Yancey. The judges ruled in Yancey’s favor. (City of Newport News/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

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