The Games are over – Scott Brown to be seated at 5pm on Feb 4

scott_brownOver the weekend, it was reported that Scott Brown wouldn’t be seated until Feb 11th, nearly a month after he beat Martha Coakley in the MASEN election. Tired of waiting, and the game playing by the Massachusetts Democrats not certifying him yet, Scott Brown’s lawyer sent a letter to liberal Massachusetts Governor Duval Patrick today demanding that he be sworn in immediately. According to the Boston Globem, Massachusetts officials are now planning to formally certify the special US Senate election results today, allowing Senator-elect Scott Brown to be sworn in at any point afterward.

State election officials had to wait at least 10 days after the Jan. 19 election to allow overseas ballots to arrive. Those ballots have now been tallied, and all but three communities – Salem, Springfield, and Westfield – had submitted final results to the secretary of state’s office by late afternoon. Those three communities are expected to do the same before the Governor’s Council meets today to certify the results.

There were about 1,900 ballots sent overseas, which will not alter the results but still must be tallied.

“We’ve followed the book on this,’’ Secretary of State William F. Galvin said in an interview. “We’ve proceeded as we would with any other election.’’

After the council approves the results, Governor Deval Patrick and the secretary of state need to sign off on the certification. A certificate will then be given to Brown and provided to the secretary of the US Senate.

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February 3, 2010 · Filed Under Scott Brown


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