Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

More than 20,000 ballots left untallied
Anchorage Daily News ^ | August 27th, 2010 07:41 AM | SEAN COCKERHAM

Posted on 08/27/2010 9:11:54 AM PDT by skeptoid

The Alaska Division of Elections said Thursday that it has more than 20,000 absentee and questioned ballots left to process from Tuesday's primary election. Most are expected to be Republican primary ballots that will decide the too-close-to-call race between U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Joe Miller.

(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; joemiller; lisamurkowski; murkowski
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-85 next last
Some numbers from the article:

Miller leads by 1,668.

..snip.. The state has received back 11,266 absentee ballots so far out of over 16,000 requested. The ballots had to be postmarked by Tuesday's election but can come in as much as 15 days afterward.

. . snip. . There are also 658 early votes not yet counted and 8,972 questioned ballots.

. . . and . . .

Lisa's not real happy:


ERIK HILL / Anchorage Daily News

1 posted on 08/27/2010 9:11:57 AM PDT by skeptoid
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: skeptoid

“Lisa’s not real happy:”

She will win on the 5th recount.


2 posted on 08/27/2010 9:14:30 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Remember March 23, 1775. Remember March 23, 2010)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: skeptoid

Never fear, the DNC will ‘find’ 25,000 ballots ‘forgotten’ in a trunk of a car, and 95% of those votes will ‘coincidentally’ vote the Democratic ticket.

It’s pretty much a standard practice, but don’t ask me, ask Sen. Al Franken.


3 posted on 08/27/2010 9:15:19 AM PDT by Hodar (Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: EQAndyBuzz

I’m sure her daddy is in a back room printing ballots


4 posted on 08/27/2010 9:16:31 AM PDT by personalaccts (Is George W going to protect the border?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: EQAndyBuzz

I’m sure her daddy is in a back room printing ballots


5 posted on 08/27/2010 9:16:48 AM PDT by personalaccts (Is George W going to protect the border?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: skeptoid
"more than 20,000 absentee "

They let 20,000 people get absentee ballots in a state the size of Alaska?

What are they trying to do? Allow every election to be stolen in the cloakroom?

This is not why we had a Revolution, folks.

6 posted on 08/27/2010 9:17:06 AM PDT by wmileo
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: skeptoid

Hmmmmm, something is rotten in Alaska. I smell a Rat.


7 posted on 08/27/2010 9:19:39 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Put Alan West on the fast track, to the White House! Kick a$$ in 2010 and 12)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: skeptoid
"Lisa's not real happy:"

Just wait to see how 'real happy' the voters of Alaska are when she is declared the winner one month from now.

8 posted on 08/27/2010 9:19:45 AM PDT by wmileo
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: wmileo

That does sound like a lot of absentee ballots...

Population, 2009 estimate 698,473


9 posted on 08/27/2010 9:20:21 AM PDT by kcvl
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: Hodar
Never fear, the DNC will ‘find’ 25,000 ballots ‘forgotten’ in a trunk of a car, and 95% of those votes will ‘coincidentally’ vote the Democratic ticket.

And that affects a Republican primary, how?

10 posted on 08/27/2010 9:21:46 AM PDT by kevkrom (De-fund Obamacare in 2011, repeal in 2013!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: wmileo
They let 20,000 people get absentee ballots in a state the size of Alaska?

I expect absentee ballot usage to be pretty high in Alaska because the population is spread so thin.

11 posted on 08/27/2010 9:22:04 AM PDT by zort (When someone resorts to calling you a "troll", that's when you know they've lost the argument.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: wmileo
I just heard people on the radio talking about how Iraq had no real government, because their last election was a complete farce.

Hmphf! Like we're so much better.

12 posted on 08/27/2010 9:22:04 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: wmileo

Lisa should just switch parties and get the RAT to step aside, so it can be a clear rematch between her and Miller.


13 posted on 08/27/2010 9:22:10 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: skeptoid

20,000 questionable/absentee seems relatively high, considering that Alaska’s total voting age population is only about 514,000.

That would be nearly 4%, assuming most did vote.


14 posted on 08/27/2010 9:22:10 AM PDT by TomGuy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: wmileo

it was reported the other day that they sent out 16,000 ballots and had rec’d 7000...so how come 16,000 has become 20,000????


15 posted on 08/27/2010 9:22:44 AM PDT by cherry
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: skeptoid

Filed under “more proof, as if we needed it, that liberal Republicans are identical to Democrats.”


16 posted on 08/27/2010 9:23:00 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (It's a time for choosing. You can have liberalism or you can have America. Pick one.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: skeptoid

Wednesday it was 8,000 absentee votes to be tallied and today its 20,000 absenteee and disputed votes? Why am I getting the feeling that the fix is in?


17 posted on 08/27/2010 9:23:37 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Hodar

I hesitate to point out that this is the Republican primary and both candidates are running as Republicans - the DNC does’t have anything to do with this. It’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that the next Senator from Alaska will have an “R” next to their name.


18 posted on 08/27/2010 9:24:06 AM PDT by stormer
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: skeptoid

I’ve seen this movie before and hate the ending.


19 posted on 08/27/2010 9:24:13 AM PDT by AU72
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: skeptoid

BS


20 posted on 08/27/2010 9:25:36 AM PDT by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-85 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson