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The saga over the contested Senate District 9 seat in West Warwick continues today.

State Supreme Court Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg has agreed to meet with Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis today to discuss the political impasse. Mollis has asked the court to make a decision on the case because his office is running out of time to print the ballots for the Nov. 4 election.

Longtime incumbent Sen. Stephen D. Alves, the powerful Finance Committee chairman, lost the Democratic primary election to political newcomer Michael J. Pinga, local baker, by a 17-vote margin.

Alves, citing voting irregularities, has asked the highest court to order a new election in the Senate district that covers all of West Warwick.

The high court said last week that it will not decide whether to hear the Alves' case until Oct. 23, less than two weeks before the general election. A court spokesman said that the justices wanted to know the outcome of a state police investigation first.

 Tags  Alves elections Pinga R.I. primary West Warwick

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Dave said:

There is no reason except "Politics" why the court has delayed this decision. According to the State Police yesterday, the case in Warwick was under investigation. Why didn't the court delay their decision in that case until the outcome?
Bennet lost by 10 vote and they claim that there are 100 disputed votes.
Alves lost by 17 votes and there are only 18 disputed votes. Yet they can't make a decision.

Only in RI

Link | October 16, 2008 9:12 AM
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