Trauner awaiting vote certification process
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Nov 9, 2006 Posted by Bill Luckett
At a press conference Thursday afternoon, Gary Trauner announced that he will let Wyoming's election certification process run its course before he concedes the election or claims victory. Gary said provisional ballots are still being counted in some counties, though he's not sure exactly which ones. As of Wednesday, Gary trailed Barbara Cubin by 970 votes out of more than 190,000 cast statewide in the U.S. House race, or one-half of one percent. If the provisional ballot count or any other adjustments to the current totals add a net of 38 votes to Gary's total, that event would trigger an automatic statewide recount of the votes in the U.S. House race. Gary said he believes Wyoming's election certification process is an important tool to protect the integrity of democracy in Wyoming, and he will let that process play out before declaring an end to the election.
Gary also noted that running the positive, issues-oriented campaign that he ran is no easy task, but he did it because he believes it was the right thing to do for the people of Wyoming and for his family. The people of Wyoming deserve honesty and integrity. Win, lose or draw, Gary said he wouldn't have done anything differently with his campaign if he could do it all over again. "I enjoyed every second of it, and I would love to be able to make a difference in the future," he said.
Whether Gary winds up working in Congress for the people of Wyoming or contributing to the state in some other capacity, let's all hope we will be hearing from Gary Trauner for years to come. Our lives will be richer for it.
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Re: Trauner awaiting vote certification process
Nov 9, 2006 | Gerry and Marilyn Fedrizzi | marilynd01@msn.comGod Bless you Gary, and your family! After meeting with you numerous times, talking to you about serious issues we are facing, seeing how professionally you have conducted yourself and your campaign at ALL times, even in the face of Ms. Cubin's disgusting assaults, we are still convinced that YOU are the right person to be representing Wyoming. It is our hope, that in light of the Carbon County voting problems, other problems with machines or votes that we don't even know about, and especially in light of the televised news spot about Cubin's own "Natrona County" having serious issues with the voting machines, vote counts, etc., that you will, in the end, be announced as the "HONEST" winner in the election. If it turns out that the people of Wyoming were just ignorant of the facts and actually did vote her back in (a concept we just can't imagine), please do not give up. We predict that she would soon crumble anyway under the Democratic system that she would have to abide by. Behind you all the way, Gerry and Marilyn Fedrizzi, Rock Springs, Sweetwater County,
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Re: Trauner awaiting vote certification process
Nov 9, 2006 | Tamara Lehner | tslehner@uwyo.eduThanks, Gary---I am keeping my hopes up for a recount. I think the world of you, and would feel very proud and confident with you representing our wonderful state. We need someone with integrity and presence and statesmanship, and you bring all of those things.