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New 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.
New 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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thshirt back "fscked another one didnja?"
New :-)
You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! Laurie Anderson

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New Of course, the law also states...
that if there isn't a post mark, the ballot isn't supposed to count.

Expand Edited by Simon_Jester Nov. 14, 2001, 03:29:04 PM EST
New And the ruling on the field was?
You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! Laurie Anderson

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New (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.)
New postmarks were required by fl law not by federal at time
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New 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.

Expand Edited by Simon_Jester Nov. 15, 2001, 10:50:00 AM EST
     Bush would have won anyway - (bluke) - (45)
         20/20 hindsight. The deed was done in ignorance and fear - (Ashton)
         Read further and you will see... - (mmoffitt)
         You'll notice... - (bepatient) - (33)
             re: By the standards set. - (Silverlock)
             You still don't get it, do you? -NT - (mmoffitt) - (30)
                 Sure I do... - (bepatient) - (29)
                     Don't think I'm missing anything. - (mmoffitt) - (28)
                         Mega dittoes, Rush. - (Brandioch) - (1)
                             Rush? S.O.B. is as far as I go with a joke! -NT - (mmoffitt)
                         Sure you are... - (bepatient) - (25)
                             So only *some* of the votes should have been counted, right? -NT - (mmoffitt) - (24)
                                 The ones that the FL SC said to count...correct. - (bepatient) - (23)
                                     At last! We see the difference between us. - (mmoffitt) - (22)
                                         Wrong... - (bepatient) - (21)
                                             So then - if an AG is behaving in a patently biased way - (Ashton)
                                             Just wondering - (JayMehaffey) - (11)
                                                 you mean the demomob stopping military counts? :) - (boxley) - (10)
                                                     That was the flaw, they (or Gore) didn't stop them. - (mmoffitt) - (9)
                                                         Regardless. - (bepatient) - (8)
                                                             You're right - (Silverlock) - (6)
                                                                 In this case... - (bepatient) - (5)
                                                                     correct outcome? - (Silverlock) - (4)
                                                                         All reports.. - (bepatient) - (3)
                                                                             Debatable that the rules were followed. - (Silverlock) - (2)
                                                                                 Amen brutha! - (bepatient) - (1)
                                                                                     Ventura or Knowles, but they wont run -NT - (boxley)
                                                             In Summary. - (mmoffitt)
                                             Nope. I only object to selective enforcement. - (mmoffitt) - (7)
                                                 yup and the law says overcounted ballots must be thrown out - (boxley) - (6)
                                                     :-) -NT - (bepatient)
                                                     Of course, the law also states... - (Simon_Jester) - (4)
                                                         And the ruling on the field was? -NT - (bepatient) - (3)
                                                             (IIRC) The appeals court overturned the law. - (Simon_Jester) - (2)
                                                                 postmarks were required by fl law not by federal at time -NT - (boxley) - (1)
                                                                     True..but believe it or not... - (Simon_Jester)
             Related logic: "I saw Bigfoot once". -NT - (Ashton)
         Even though more people voted for Gore. - (Silverlock) - (5)
             I don't think that point is ignored. - (bepatient) - (3)
                 Irrelevant? The twisting of rules denies peoples choice - (Silverlock) - (1)
                     You should know how to respond... - (bepatient)
                 Ah, but it was the precident - (Simon_Jester)
             But who else but the partisans can act in the courts? - (Another Scott)
         So the USSC cost Bush the election - (mhuber) - (2)
             Maybe the only obvious 'truth' to emerge yet! -NT - (Ashton)
             Well....yeah, put that way... -NT - (bepatient)

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