Fri Nov 5, 2021 – 9:31 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – New Jersey Republican Jack Ciattarelli is not conceding the state’s tight governor’s race, which has been plagued by reports of irregularities, saying that “no one should be declaring victory” with thousands of votes still uncounted.
In a video Thursday, Ciattarelli stressed that “there are still tens of thousands of vote-by-mail and provisional ballots yet to be counted.” Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s declaration of victory Wednesday night “was premature,” he added. “No one should be declaring victory or conceding the election until every legal vote is counted.”
“First, we’re going to allow the 21 counties to continue with the process of counting every legal vote by mail and provisional ballot that could take another week or two,” Ciattarelli continued. “If necessary, any decision on a recount or audit will come at the very end of the county process, not before.”
New Jersey law allows candidates to file a request for a recount within 17 days of an election.
Ciattarelli also called on voters to report any election irregularity to a hotline set up by the New Jersey GOP.
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