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Alabama's Confusing US Senate ballot may be Roy Moore's last hope
Selous Foundation ^ | 12/15/2017 | Jay O'Callaghan

Posted on 12/16/2017 10:34:48 AM PST by Jocallag

Alabama’s recent hotly contested special U.S. Senate election was marred by considerable ballot confusion caused by the state’s straight party voting ballot which allowed voters two ways to vote for the two candidates.


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1 posted on 12/16/2017 10:34:48 AM PST by Jocallag
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How is that confusing? There are many ballots like that. They’re not going to throw out the election.


2 posted on 12/16/2017 10:38:27 AM PST by bjcoop
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Are they going to check for hanging chads also???


3 posted on 12/16/2017 10:39:06 AM PST by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: Jocallag

Please...go...away!


4 posted on 12/16/2017 10:40:24 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (I would rather be deplorable than detestable.)
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To: Jocallag

Roy didn’t GOTV. End of the day there is no one or blame but cannon and Moore for failing to execute.


5 posted on 12/16/2017 10:41:06 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Jocallag

In the future, please post your blog in our bloggers forum.

Thanks.


6 posted on 12/16/2017 10:41:23 AM PST by Admin Moderator
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Joined Dec 16 2017 ??


7 posted on 12/16/2017 10:44:41 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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One possibility that was posted I think not sure — waiting to count the military ballots?


8 posted on 12/16/2017 10:46:49 AM PST by faithhopecharity (“Politicians aren’t born, they’re excreted.” - Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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He’s not going to pick up 21,000 votes.


9 posted on 12/16/2017 10:50:20 AM PST by Fido969 (In!)
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To: bjcoop

The ballot was not confusing. Give it up.


10 posted on 12/16/2017 10:51:38 AM PST by Himyar (Comes A Stillness)
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To: Jocallag

Well look at you, all freshly signed up and posting your own material.


11 posted on 12/16/2017 10:52:34 AM PST by humblegunner
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To: bjcoop

It’s a Hail Mary pass for sure.


12 posted on 12/16/2017 10:53:39 AM PST by Wolfie
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To: HamiltonJay
"no one or blame but cannon"

What is cannon?

13 posted on 12/16/2017 10:57:30 AM PST by WHBates
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Bannon. Typo


14 posted on 12/16/2017 10:59:34 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: bjcoop

Evidently you could vote for both. Straight republican but then vote for

I doubt there are 20,000 of those. Can’t imagine what someone would mean by that, but I can see that it’s confusing


15 posted on 12/16/2017 11:01:17 AM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: WHBates
What is cannon?

A hefty detective from the late 70's.


16 posted on 12/16/2017 11:01:50 AM PST by humblegunner
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To: Jocallag

Forget the stupid ballot. Go after the voter fraud!


17 posted on 12/16/2017 11:02:54 AM PST by Bryanw92 (Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice.)
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To: humblegunner

Good series.


18 posted on 12/16/2017 11:04:05 AM PST by MHGinTN (A dispensational perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: Jocallag

I agree it is “over” but that ballot is nonsensical, really embarrassing for Alabama that they cannot even get an important special election done correctly. To vote “straight” Republican or Democrat means just that. To then, by fiat of some state official, ignore that clearly expressed preference because the voter then contradicts himself by marking the other party’s candidate or writes in someone else is really arbitrary and absurd. Such votes are obviously invalid. Sounds as if we will never know how many there were. Sad performance. In a sane world, a court would require a new vote. But that will never happen.


19 posted on 12/16/2017 11:05:26 AM PST by Stingray51
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Forget Roy Moore!

We don't need the Democrats hanging Roy Moore around our necks during the Midterms!

Midterms we could get atmost 10 Senators so losing Moore is no big deal

20 posted on 12/16/2017 11:06:32 AM PST by KavMan
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