The Republican leadership needs at least two additional votes for the compromise to pass.
An additional 124 votes had already been thrown out by California officials.
Five additional votes were cast against Hope during a tie-breaker vote.
As a rule of thumb, one additional vote is cast from each 14 people contacted.
Each major party can count on additional votes from sympathetic parties.
There are an additional 219 votes that were not cast.
These may provide hundreds of additional votes for both candidates.
It was because they weren't producing enough additional votes, so that there's pressure on to change the standards.
"We are spending every minute right now concentrating on getting additional votes."
"We are trying to get additional votes for the project," she said on Friday.