Then fight 'em on the ice.
Posted on 12/05/2008 5:17:24 PM PST by St. Louis Conservative
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court on Friday threw out about 1,000 provisional ballots that had been improperly filled out by voters in a tight congressional race.
In a 4-2 decision, the court struck down Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's directive that said the votes should be counted.
Voters had improperly filled out the outer envelope on the disputed ballots, which had been among about 27,000 left to be counted in the undecided 15th district congressional race between Republican Steve Stivers and Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy.
The decision allows Franklin County voting officials to count the other remaining provisional ballots, a process that had been on hold.
Justices said Brunner improperly instructed county elections officials to apply conflicting standards to election law by ruling that the votes should be counted, even though the envelopes failed to comply with legal guidelines set out before Nov. 4.
The disputed ballots contained various errors on the outer envelope, such as lacking either a signature or a name. Others had the signature or name written in the incorrect space.
Brunner spokesman Kevin Kidder said the elections chief issued clear directives on provisional ballots before the election, but that she agrees with the court that Ohio's provisional ballot laws are inconsistent and must be updated.
Franklin County elections board spokesman Ben Piscitelli said the outstanding ballots would be tabulated Saturday afternoon and likely certified by early Monday.
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In a 4-2 decision, the court struck down Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's directive that said the votes should be counted... The decision allows Franklin County voting officials to count the other remaining provisional ballots, a process that had been on hold. Justices said Brunner improperly instructed county elections officials to apply conflicting standards to election law by ruling that the votes should be counted, even though the envelopes failed to comply with legal guidelines set out before Nov. 4.Step two s/b -- remove Brunner from office.
The witch Jennifer Brunner has done her best to fix the elections for the democrats. I am furious with the marxists democrats and now despise the weak republican party for their consistent inactions and weakness in dealing with the election laws and allowing the democrat party to cheat by using the provisional ballot system.
And because of the weak republican politicians, the marxist fascist democrats grow in their anger and increase their determination to destroy all conservative values, their main hatred being the Christian bible beleivers of the right wing.
“This could cement this race for Stivers.”
Until Nancy Pelosi steps in and and orders that they be counted.
Ok, simmer down Francis. Stivers fought this and won. You should be happy about that at least.
Then fight 'em on the ice.
Ohio could use some good news. Thanks for the post.
Why would that be a problem? (Do I need a tag?)
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