Posted on 11/03/2010 12:26:38 PM PDT by TitansAFC
In another boon for Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, write-in ballots cast for Republican candidate Joe Miller won’t count toward his total vote count. Alaska’s Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell, who oversees elections, told the Associated Press that write-in ballots for Miller will be tossed out.
Then let it get ugly. Joe Miller can't ask for the law to be overlooked for himself and then go to court because "Lisa M." or some other permutation was allowed.
The LAW reads that the candidate's name must be spelled correctly and the oval next to it marked. The the Alaska Supremes may think otherwise but the Florida Supremes tried to change the law in the middle of the game in the 2000 Presidential election ... and the SCOTUS slapped that down 9-0.
The American Ruling Class controls both parties. There is absolutely no doubt about it after this Alaska voting scandal. Clearly, the lady is corrupt and deserves a prison sentence.
I heard his name was on the list, no I am not from Alaska, and I betcha the folks here that are saying they know this and know that, are not EITHER.
I would like to make a motion that Lisa the Cow be disqualified because she was beaten fair and square in the primary.
Perhaps some of the villagers were told they had to right in Joe`s name? Shenanigans!?
Right, and if someone for whatever reason wrote in Joe Miller, it should count.
If it does not then this voter intent crap should be thrown out, and instead ask only for perfect spelling.
Linky Thing: See Post 30 in this thread ... Official Alaska Site List
Joe Miller is listed as a candidate - but NOT as a write-in candidate.
Honey, we've had such corrupt government up here for so long nobody expects anything different. From the first time that Alaskan Democrats (Carpetbaggers) found out that an (R) after a name got the candidate elected, they have all used the tactic. It SAYS "Republican" but it votes Democrat.
Ignorance of the law isn’t an excuse. I have no idea if any did but it wouldn’t surprise me if someone did for whatever the reason they may have had.
41% of Alaska ballots were write-in votes for Senate.
Might as well stop counting right now.
They haven’t started counting and won’t until Nov. 18th.
Does that also apply to Sarah Palin?
Let's see, checking the list here... I'm sorry sir but I;m afraid there is no List Murkowski on it. I'm afraid your vote won't count.
lol
B.S. - how can they know if it’s the same Joe Miller? It’s a far more common name than Joe Bftlpsk, or something.
gay males like to go for the frilly lifestyle in the bigger cities but the gay females like the outdoorsy places.....
I don’t think the guy is saying there ARE ballots with Joe’s name written on them...he’s just stating that IF there are , they won’t count.
Joe is requesting more funds to fight this fight....I think its worth it...
will the SC uphold the law?.....
You misspelled ‘misspelling’. ;)
(couldn’t resist that one) :)
was there an actual list handed out by the state?....because if they did, which to my knowledge they’ve never done before, only for the Cow, than the state deliberately set up the voters to be disenfranchised...
If I am not mistaken, it was clearly stated in advance that any reasonable representation of Murkowski’s name would count. As to the guy on the ballot, why was he listing himself as a write-in? I understand that many people signed up as write-in’s to make it more difficult for Murkowski. Perhaps what they succeeded in doing was taking votes away from Miller. All’s fair in love and politics?
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