In one recount witnessed by a Western observer, some members of a counting committee, apparently in an attempt at filibustering, wandered off and were missing for hours.
But in the wake of JPMorgan Chase's stunning trading loss, now reportedly at $3 billion and counting, committee members need to push the regulators testifying — and each other — to explain why, four years after the financial meltdown, speculative trading in these risky instruments has not been reined in.
All senators are only as good as their aides -- and each has an average of 43 of them, not counting the committee staff.
Rod Backman, chairman of North Dakota's "complete count committee," told of efforts to distribute hand sanitizers bearing the message, "It's in your hands," and displays at the state fair.
Broward County, north of Miami, has created its own complete count committee, and beginning this week Florida nonprofits and foundations will be meeting in cities throughout the state to talk about how to maximize participation in the census, according to Geula Ferguson of the Florida Philanthropic Network, a sponsor of the effort.
Murray challenged the result, arguing that since one of the Republicans — Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (Utah) — voted by proxy, his vote didn't count under committee rules, and the outcome was really an 11-t0-11 tie.
About 80percentt of its counties now have census count committees.
They have recorded radio broadcasts and arranged P.T.A. presentations, enlisted pastors and formed Complete Count Committees.
Other Arizona cities, including Phoenix, Tempe and Yuma, have created similar "complete count" committees.
Here in Los Angeles, we are doing our part by coordinating a citywide grassroots campaign through Complete Count Committees.
Austin's Travis County will hire a full-time director for the count next year, and five counties and 19 cities, including Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth, have created complete count committees.
