Lien has argued that there were an unusually high number of invalid ballots _ about 300, 000 _ and he wants them examined.
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Some Democrats _ especially in predominantly minority communities where the number of invalid ballots was high _ had espoused that theory after the election.
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But Lien has argued that there were an unusually high number of invalid ballots _ about 300, 000 _ and he wants them examined.
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In the province of Urbino ( excluding the territory of Pesaro ) the count was 21, 111 for and 365 against with 29 invalid ballots.
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The outcome was in further doubt because election officials ordered a recount of many invalid ballots, and official results were not expected for 10 days.
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The elections were considered to be fraudulent and although former president Rafael Yglesias Castro received 249 votes in Alajuela, they were recorded as invalid ballots.
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Lien's attorneys also argued that if Lien has to foot the bill, then he only wants a recount of Chen's votes along with invalid ballots.
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According to the results of the second round superiority in 1 vote ( 34 against 33 for the remaining invalid ballots ) received Metropolitan Filaret.
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According to the UN, there was an inordinate number of invalid ballots in Somali districts, which it suggested implied that the plebiscite had been manipulated.
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Democrats have charged that local GOP election officials there with bending the rules to allow invalid ballots to be counted in the predominantly Republican county.
