{"id":2117158,"date":"2023-12-06T08:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T13:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-election-results-void-after-illegal-votes-are-discovered\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T08:23:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T13:23:53","slug":"judge-rules-election-results-void-after-illegal-votes-are-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-election-results-void-after-illegal-votes-are-discovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Election results nullified due to illegal votes found"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-rules-election-results-void-after-illegal-votes-are-discovered%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2117158&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Judge \u2064Orders \u2063New Election After\u200b Illegal \u200cVotes Discovered<\/h2>\n<p>In a dramatic\u2062 turn of events, the presiding judge \u2064in the Caddo Parish sheriff election \u200dhas \u2063called \u200cfor a new \u2064election due to the incredibly close margin of victory. The race, which saw Democratic candidate Henry Whitehorn defeat Republican opponent John Nickelson \u2063by\u2064 just one\u2062 vote, has been marred by allegations of fraudulent voting and \u200da flawed electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>After a recount that added three votes to each candidate&#8217;s tally, Nickelson immediately challenged the results in a lawsuit. The case was eventually handed \u2062to retired\u200b justice \u2064E.\u200c Joseph Bleich, who ruled in Nickelson&#8217;s \u200cfavor. \u200dBleich declared the election results void and ordered another runoff election, citing the presence of at least 11 illegal votes that were cast and counted.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling has sparked\u2062 anger from\u200b Whitehorn&#8217;s camp, who argue\u200c that Nickelson failed to\u2062 provide sufficient evidence of fraud. Whitehorn&#8217;s supporters believe that the judiciary should not have the power\u200d to decide elections \u200cand that the results should only be \u200bdisturbed \u2064under extraordinary \u2063circumstances with compelling evidence.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling \u200bhas caught the attention of Republican activist Scott Presler, who sees it as an\u2062 example of voter fraud\u200c influencing local elections. This case is likely to resonate with conservatives \u200bwho\u200b still harbor concerns about the integrity of past \u2063elections.<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent survey by\u2063 Rasmussen Reports, a\u200b majority of likely voters believe that cheating in\u200d the 2024 election cycle is likely, further fueling the \u200bdebate around \u2062election integrity.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-rules-election-results-void-illegal-votes-discovered\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What were the grounds \u200con\u200c which\u2063 the judge called for\u200c a \u2064new \u200delection in the \u200bCaddo Parish sheriff race?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: Judge Orders New Election After Illegal Votes Discovered<\/p>\n<p>Introduction<\/p>\n<p>In a surprising turn of events, a judge \u2063presiding over the Caddo Parish\u200c sheriff election has called\u200c for a new election\u2062 due to the incredibly narrow\u2062 margin of victory. The result, \u2062which saw Democratic candidate Henry\u200c Whitehorn \u200cdefeating\u2064 Republican opponent John Nickelson by just one vote, has\u200c been tainted by allegations of fraudulent voting and a flawed electoral \u2063process.<\/p>\n<p>Legal \u2064Proceedings and Ruling<\/p>\n<p>Following\u2064 a recount that added three votes to both candidates&#8217; \u2062tallies, Nickelson promptly\u200d contested the results through a lawsuit.\u200c The case was \u2062eventually assigned to retired justice E. Joseph Bleich, \u200dwho \u2062declared in favor of Nickelson. Bleich\u2063 deemed the election results null and void,\u2064 ordering a runoff election due to the presence of at least 11 illegal votes that had been cast and counted.<\/p>\n<p>Controversy\u2062 and Opposition<\/p>\n<p>The ruling has stirred up \u2063anger within Whitehorn&#8217;s camp, \u2062as they argue that Nickelson failed to \u2062provide sufficient evidence \u200bof\u2062 fraud. Supporters of Whitehorn believe \u200dthat the power to decide elections should not rest with \u2063the judiciary and that election results should only\u2063 be \u200bdisturbed under extraordinary circumstances accompanied\u2063 by compelling evidence.<\/p>\n<p>The Case&#8217;s Implications<\/p>\n<p>The ruling has captured the attention of\u200b Republican activist Scott Presler, who views it as an example of voter fraud influencing local elections. This case is likely to resonate with conservatives who still harbor concerns regarding the integrity of past elections.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u200b recent surveys conducted by Rasmussen Reports indicate that a \u200bmajority of likely voters believe that cheating in the 2024 election cycle \u2062is likely. This fuels the \u200congoing debate surrounding the issue\u200d of election integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>The decision by the presiding \u200cjudge to order a new election\u2064 in the \u2062Caddo Parish \u200dsheriff race has brought to light the critical issue of fraudulent voting and\u2064 its potential impact on the democratic\u2063 process. The\u2062 controversy surrounding\u200c this case \u2063highlights the need for comprehensive \u200bmeasures to ensure the \u200bintegrity of future \u2062elections.\u200d As the nation \u200dcontinues to grapple with \u200dconcerns surrounding election \u200dfraud, it is crucial for\u200d lawmakers \u2063and election officials to address these issues\u200b to restore public trust in our democratic system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A narrow margin. However, due to the close result, the judge ordered a new election. KTAL-TV reported that the incident occurred in Shreveport&#8217;s Caddo Parish during the sheriff election. Henry Whitehorn, the Democratic candidate, appeared to have defeated Republican John Nickelson, but the judge deemed the outcome too close and called for a fresh vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2195,"featured_media":2117159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2117158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2117158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2117158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2117158\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2117159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2117158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2117158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2117158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}