Post #18,226
11/14/01 9:50:59 AM
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Nope. I only object to selective enforcement.
Ballot late? Is it from a Bush or Gore stronghold. Gore? tough luck. Bush? Okay, we'll count it *this* time.
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Post #18,255
11/14/01 12:05:04 PM
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yup and the law says overcounted ballots must be thrown out
Oh mr gore both of those votes were for you? Alright just this once. thanx, bill
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Post #18,285
11/14/01 3:01:48 PM
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:-)
You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! Laurie Anderson
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Post #18,291
11/14/01 3:23:51 PM
11/14/01 3:29:04 PM
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Of course, the law also states...
that if there isn't a post mark, the ballot isn't supposed to count.
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Post #18,294
11/14/01 3:39:06 PM
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And the ruling on the field was?
You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! Laurie Anderson
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Post #18,309
11/14/01 4:58:25 PM
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(IIRC) The appeals court overturned the law.
I do know the laws has been changed so that postmarks are no longer required.
And now, we'll have no way to determine exactly when an absentee ballot has been in the future. It opens the door for fraud in the future. (Hi, my name is Clinton, and I have 10,000,000 absentee ballots with my name on them)
Ah, it will be fun.
(Of course, the irony that the same group that argued that the elections need to be held to the letter of the law (prior to the election) and the group that argued that the law (prior to the election) shouldn't apply are one in the same is perhaps lost on you.)
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Post #18,375
11/14/01 11:21:57 PM
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postmarks were required by fl law not by federal at time
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Post #18,402
11/15/01 10:41:30 AM
11/15/01 10:50:00 AM
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True..but believe it or not...
It's a state election, not a Federal one. (State determines how electoral college is determined, whether or not it'll be by the people or state legislature, etc.) Actually, I'm not sure there are ANY laws regarding ballots (and their tabulation). (Must look into this.) US Code: Sec. 1973ff-2. Federal write-in absentee ballot for overseas voters in general elections for Federal office
(a) In general The Presidential designee shall prescribe a Federal write-in absentee ballot (including a secrecy envelope and mailing envelope for such ballot) for use in general elections for Federal office by overseas voters who make timely application for, and do not receive, States, absentee ballots.
(b) Submission and processing Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a Federal write-in absentee ballot shall be submitted and processed in the manner provided by law for absentee ballots in the State involved. A Federal write-in absentee ballot of an overseas voter shall not be counted - (1) if the ballot is submitted from any location in the United States; (2) if the application of the overseas voter for a State absentee ballot is received by the appropriate State election official less than 30 days before the general election; or (3) if a State absentee ballot of the overseas voter is received by the appropriate State election official not later than the deadline for receipt of the State absentee ballot under State law.
(c) Special rules The following rules shall apply with respect to Federal write-in absentee ballots: (1) In completing the ballot, the overseas voter may designate a candidate by writing in the name of the candidate or by writing in the name of a political party (in which case the ballot shall be counted for the candidate of that political party). (2) In the case of the offices of President and Vice President, a vote for a named candidate or a vote by writing in the name of a political party shall be counted as a vote for the electors supporting the candidate involved. (3) Any abbreviation, misspelling, or other minor variation in the form of the name of a candidate or a political party shall be disregarded in determining the validity of the ballot, if the intention of the voter can be ascertained.
(d) Second ballot submission; instruction to overseas voter An overseas voter who submits a Federal write-in absentee ballot and later receives a State absentee ballot, may submit the State absentee ballot. The Presidential designee shall assure that the instructions for each Federal write-in absentee ballot clearly state that an overseas voter who submits a Federal write-in absentee ballot and later receives and submits a State absentee ballot should make every reasonable effort to inform the appropriate State election official that the voter has submitted more than one ballot.
(e) Use of approved State absentee ballot in place of Federal write-in absentee ballot The Federal write-in absentee ballot shall not be valid for use in a general election if the State involved provides a State absentee ballot that - (1) at the request of the State, is approved by the Presidential designee for use in place of the Federal write-in absentee ballot; and (2) is made available to overseas voters at least 60 days before the deadline for receipt of the State ballot under State law.
(f) Certain States exempted A State is not required to permit use of the Federal write-in absentee ballot, if, on and after August 28, 1986, the State has in effect a law providing that - (1) a State absentee ballot is required to be available to any voter described in section 1973ff-6(5)(A) of this title at least 90 days before the general election involved; and (2) a State absentee ballot is required to be available to any voter described in section 1973ff-6(5)(B) or (C) of this title, as soon as the official list of candidates in the general election is complete.
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