a more narrow margin for abrams to get to runoff, which would be in december, she needs to have about 25,000 more votes. right now, that s about the same number of ballots still outstanding. there s about 3,000 or so absentee ballots that we know about and 21,000 or so other provisional ballots. those are ballots where people maybe had problems with their photo i.d.s or other problems when they went to vote. they get a provisional ballot and have a couple of days to show their information. so there are about 24,000 other ballots out there that we know about. and abrams says there s still ballots that we don t know about. there may be other absentee ballots that we don t know about and military ballots coming from overseas that have yet to be counted. so she says she s not going to concede until every single one of those ballots have been counted for. and they filed lawsuits? yes, this morning they unveiled their litigation team, which is filing its first lawsuit in dougherty county
people who had not been given legal status under the laws of the united states were given photo id s, work authorization and social security numbers and the right to participate in these government programs that would appear to be contrary to existing law. that would to me suggest an overreach. in parallel, before the courts, what instances would it be legitimate, if any, for the solicitor general to not defend a law in court? that is a very good question. sometimes it becomes a real matter. in general the solicitor general as part of the department of justice and the executive branch states the position of the department of justice and it has a duty, the department of justice does, to defend the laws passed by this body.
the law in arkansas would have required photo id s, banned out of state college i duh s and forced voters to prove they were too poor to get one. democrats said it would d disenfranchise voters, the governor a democrat vetoed the bill. but republicans overrode that veto resulting in today s decision. it s a decision that shows we can fight back. which is why we should never give up, never stop, especially when our rights are at stake. we may have some bad rounds, but the fight is not over till it s over. and it s not a fight that we should try to win. it s a fight that we must win.
crews hope to have it up and running soon. 8 planes were pulled out of commission to inspect them. the plane forced to turn around and then return back to new york. it comes after a flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a row of seats began sliding around on a plane. this follows a string of issues on the airline that resulted in massive delays and cancellations in recent weeks. a crucial ruling about whether to present a photo id at the polls will remain in effect. judge robert simpson will determine whether people in that state have equal access to photo id s in time for the election. the law sparked a whole bunch of protests who say it alienates citizens. if they rule against the law it
turn out enforce to elect him. president obama declined invitation to attend this year s annual convention. eric holder, attorney general, of the united states. instead, sending a controversial member of his team in to essentially campaign for him. today, holder who some thought would lay low after being the first cabinet member in history to be held in contempt of congress defended the justice department challenge to the texas voter i.d. law. under the proposed law, concealed handgun licenses would be acceptable forms of photo i.d. but student i.d.s would not. many of those without i.d.s would have to travel great distances to get them. some would struck to pay for the documents they might need to obtain them. we call those poll taxes. yes. tomorrow, mitt romney will