SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Pastimes : Clown-Free Zone... sorry, no clowns allowed
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Don Lloyd who wrote (35843)11/9/2000 6:22:48 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (6) of 436258
 
I just downloaded, printed out and read the pertinent parts of the Florida Election Code. I don't think the Palm Beach ballot is contrary to Florida law. It complies substantially with the sample ballot in the code, which is all the law requires. "Substantially" is a weasel word, though.

The code also states that any ballot which contains votes for two candidates for the same office is partially invalidated, as to that vote for that office only. The rest of the ballot is valid.

The code also states that if someone messes up a ballot, they should ask for a new one and the old one will be destroyed.

I also see that Gore is a necessary party to any challenge to the election. The way I read it, the burden of proof is on him to show that he should have won.

There is no provision for an election to be done over. The court will simply rule that Gore is the winner if he meets the burden of proof.

There is a provision that the circuit judge can make whatever orders he deems necessary, whatever that means, and if I were Al Gore I guess I'd be saying whatever it took. This does take American politics to a new low, but what do you expect from the Clintons and the Daleys? People who think they don't have to play by the rules. I guess they think the rest of us are chumps because we do.

I note with some disdain that some of the complaints leveled against the election are that the polling place was moved, or they were told by someone that the polling place was moved, but it wasn't. Thank the Founding Fathers that we are governed by a Constitution, not mob rule.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News