Deadlock In VA!

Internal campaign polls for ex-VA AG Jerry Kilgore show the race at a dead heat. And Dem. LG Tim Kaine's internals have him up by four. So that got us looking into Virginia's recount law, for it may be a long, long night.

If the margin separating victor from loser is less than one percent, the trailing candidate can request a recount provided he'll pay for it. If the margin of victory turns out to be less than one half of one percent, cities, towns and counties bear the cost.

Virginia last saw a gubernatorial recount in 1989, when Dem. Doug Wilder barely defeated Republican Marshall Coleman.

BTW: Provisional ballots in VA are accepted if voters show up at the right precinct without proper ID. If they're at the wrong precinct and they decided to fill out a provisional, it won't be counted. [MARC AMBINDER]