Posted on 12/08/2010 12:04:36 AM PST by RileyD, nwJ
Last week I spoke with an observer that is with the Miller campaign and after scouring the voter rolls, the observer found over 5000 votes that have not been verified according to Alaska election laws and the ballots cast were not questioned ballots.
In Alaska, the secret ballot and the laws that pertain to how a ballot can be cast with the weak oversight that has been displayed by the Alaska Division of Elections, can lead to voter fraud.
Plain and simple.
The problem with the over 5000 votes cast that were not verified is, there was no indication on who voted and for who.
(Excerpt) Read more at redcounty.com ...
Thanks RileyD, nwJ.
On another thread it is posted that the Dream Act passed, and Lisa Murkowski voted FOR it.
It passed the House but hasn’t been voted on in the Senate. I don’t think Murkowski votes in the House.
BTTT
Not your fight, Begich -- yours comes in 2014. So STFU.
5,000 unverified ballots, but what’s the current gap between Murk and Miller?
Just out of curiosity, what would the official count be for the NEW senate if Joe wins? I realize this won’t change the number of Republicans in the Senate already verified but was interested in the official count for repubs, dems and independents. Also, do you know how many RINOS will still be in the Senate if Joe wins? Thanks!! ES
CNN breaking news today said the Dream Act is dead for this year because the Senate will NOT BE VOTING ON IT.
I don't care if he's "damaged" goods as you say....he's doing the patriotic righteous work that millions of lazy Americans won't do:.....Stand up to the ruling class machine...
a clear majority did not want Cow....and a clear majority did not want the rat.....
We’ll see whether they can pass a verison or not. We’ll know in a few days or less than a couple of weeks.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the upper chamber, said in a joint statement that they will work with House leaders and the administration to ensure that the bill, which would carve out a path to legalization for hundreds of thousands of foreign-born youngsters brought to this country illegally, will be law by the end of the lame-duck session.....
The House passed its version on Wednesday night, prompting Reid to try and shelve a different version of the bill introduced by a fellow lawmaker. But when Republicans refused to let Reid take up the House version, he effectively let the Senate kill the older version, potentially clearing the way for a DREAM Act vote on the House bill next week.
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“The threads on Miller are showing less interest by FReepers=fewer comments...”
It’s always harder to stay focused and on point for the long run on anything. It’s harder to run the marathon (which life is) than run the 100 yard dash.
Go Joe!
http://joemiller.us/2010/12/miller-asks-court-to-invalidate-the-states-illegal-ballot-counting-rules/
Miller Asks Court to Invalidate the State’s Illegal Ballot Counting Rules
The Senate candidate also uncovers evidence of other apparent statutory violations
Juneau, Alaska. December 8, 2010 — Earlier today, Judge William Carey held a nearly two-hour hearing on challenges brought by Joe Miller, Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, to the State’s handling of the 2010 general election. Miller asked the Court to rule in his favor on his claims that state law prohibits misspelled write-in ballots from being counted, and bars the State from discriminating against certain voters by applying much more lenient and favorable standards and procedures for determining the validity of write-in ballots than for other ballots.
Miller also maintains that the Alaska’s Administrative Procedures Act barred Lieutenant Governor Craig Campbell and Director of Elections Gail Fenumiai from simply imposing these decisions by fiat, rather than giving the public advance notice and allowing them an opportunity to comment on the newly created write-in ballot review guidelines.
Additionally, he submitted numerous affidavits establishing that several thousand people were permitted to vote, with no record that they showed proper identification, and that most or all of the write-in ballots from several precincts appear to have been filled out by the same person or a small group of people. He also submitted newly discovered evidence showing that at least several hundred convicted felons from the Alaska sex offender database were permitted to cast ballots, in apparent violation of the state’s voter disenfranchisement laws.
Miller explained, “This is not about my winning or losing. This is about upholding the integrity of the electoral process, and ensuring that the public can be confident in the results. The State cannot be permitted to flagrantly disregard nearly a half-dozen different statutes and make up new rules on the fly.”
Michael T. Morley, the Washington-D.C. based appellate and election law attorney who argued the case on Miller’s behalf, emphasized, “There is certain language used in federal law, in the law of our sister states, in the Alaska Administrative Code, and even in other portions of the very statute at issue that lawmakers use when they wish to allow misspelled ballots to be counted. The legislature specifically chose to omit such language from the provision regarding write-in ballots.”
Morley explained, “The legislature clearly did not intend to allow executive branch officials to decide for themselves which write-in ballots are ‘close enough’ to be counted. The statute should not be read as granting the Lieutenant Governor or Director of Elections the power to decide elections based on how permissive they choose to be regarding write-in ballots. Allowing such discretion would open those serving in the executive branch to accusations of making rulings that favor one candidate over another. The legislature decided to avoid this potential appearance of bias, by creating a clear, bright line test.”
Miller pointed out that the State is attempting to ignore a wide range of troubling evidence without conducting even a cursory examination. “When all of the write-in ballots from certain precincts appear to be in the same handwriting, most people would regard that as suspicious. When hundreds of people on the sex offender registry are recorded in election registers as having voted, most reasonable people similarly would conclude that someone should take a second look at that.” Pointing out that he already has submitted several affidavits from campaign observers providing evidence of these issues, Miller argued that the circumstances appear troubling enough to warrant further investigation.
“The State cannot turn a blind eye to this troubling evidence, simply assume that nothing improper happened, and certify an election potentially based on thousands, if not more, of illegal ballots,” said Morley.
The Court indicated that it likely would issue a ruling on the parties’ summary judgment motions on Friday, but stay the effect of any order it entered to allow the losing side to appeal to the Alaska Supreme Court.
“We are confident the court will enforce Alaska law as written, invalidate the illegal standards and procedures the State applied to write-in ballots, and allow us to obtain further information regarding the other apparent improprieties with the election,” Miller stated.
“5,000 unverified ballots, but what’s the current gap between Murk and Miller?”
http://www.elections.alaska.gov/
The gap in uncontested ballots is 2,189, however that doesn’t address additional ballot fraud of the kind the 5,000 represents.
“Just out of curiosity, what would the official count be for the NEW senate if Joe wins?”
47 Rs, and 53 Ds and Is. That’s up from 46 Rs, and 54 Ds, Is and some liar named murky - however she’d identified...;) I’m only slightly joking - apparently if murky wins she’ll caucus with the Rs, whatever that means.
“potentially clearing the way for a DREAM Act vote on the House bill next week.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101209/ap_on_go_co/us_immigration_students
“In the Senate, Democrats had virtually no chance of attracting any GOP support to move the legislation since all 42 Republicans have signed a letter pledging to block action on any issue until bills to extend expiring tax cuts and fund the government were completed.”
Thanks for the info. If Joe wins, the 47 Rs will be a LOT stronger. Let’s hope and pray he does.
Oh boy, this is great!!! Thanks.
His problem is with his fellow citizens of AK. They like government pork and always will.
Its like that up here in Alaska, we have a very large Native population that has been condition or “addicted” to living off of Federalized grants and programs, its the most lucrative and manipulative political course to pursue up here because of most of the Native tribes up here are also some of the wealthiest such as the Red Dog Mine and such.
They get monies from the oil, gas and mineral conglomerates, but its like thirsting for firewater historically and they will follow political hacks that promise more “firewater” so to speak pork promises.
Like building schools in places that can only be reached by air and astronomical building costs just for basic infrastructures. What would cost a million for a building in the lower 48 will cost 30 million in the bush.
Since Lease A Murkowski promises more for the natives the natives will vote for her, they don’t like the Miller concept of lessening Federal spending at all.
But here is what is the fact, Lease A Murkowski has indeed manipulated the voting all condoned by a fraternal relationship nurtured by her father and his appointed election officials. Favorite little daughter that was GIVEN her position in the Senate BY her father.
So here come Joe Miller, he is the proverbial Willy Wonka to the spoiled little brat whining about and demanding her pony. Anything and almost everything I see or hear of any dirt on Miller is identical to the barrage aimed at destroying Sarah Palin, and hopefully Joe Miller will establish the absolute clarity and enforcement of the proper definitions of the election laws, if the courts agree to the absolute definitions of those flagrantly ignored technicalities such as correct spelling and voter ID then Miller will win.
As should all the elections are supposed to be all about.
“Thanks for the info. If Joe wins, the 47 Rs will be a LOT stronger. Let’s hope and pray he does.”
That’s exactly right.
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