A Virginia Democrat running for a seat in the state's House of Delegates against her Republican opponent filed a motion Tuesday asking a court to reconsider its decision to tie the race.
A recount appeared to declare candidate Shelly Simonds victorious over Republican delegate David Yancey by one vote last week. But a day later, a three-judge panel certified the tie with 11,608 to 11,608 in the 94th District in Newport News.
Now, she's arguing that the court failed to follow state election rules after a controversial vote was counted to tie the race.
The Virginia State Board of Elections plans to break the tie by picking the candidates' names out of a bowl on Wednesday. The first name pulled out of the bowl would be declared the winner.
Simonds' campaign has also requested the drawing be delayed so it can convince the court that the vote should not be counted.
"At the end of the day, this is really about the integrity of elections in Virginia," Simonds said in a conference call with reporters.
James Alcorn, chair of the Virginia State Board of Elections Chair, told CNN the board is looking into the situation.
Virginia's House would be evenly split between Democrats and Republicans if Simonds is declared the winner.
