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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve
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To: TraderGreg who wrote (1475)11/10/2000 3:36:54 AM
From: jttmab  Read Replies (1) of 6710
 
Constitutional law question: Can the House then turn around and elect the President of the United States while the electoral vote issue is in the courts?

I would think so, the Constitution doesn't specify how the situation came to pass, i.e., no EC determination just that the situation exists.

New Item 1: My sister e:mailed me from the great State of CA, that their news has reported a poll worker in Volusia County, Flordia forgot to turn in a batch of ballots on election night, took them home [presumably] and brought them in the next day. That's the first I've heard of this one. Can anyone else confirm the story?

New Item 2: The most interesting item from the Constitutional law professor on line last night was that if a candidate does concede than that nullifies all court claims. Surprised me, but that's what he said. [The bozo wouldn't answer my question on whether the law in Fl allowing a judge to overturn an election because of a statistical deviation from the expected; he was from William and Mary Law School, I'm sure someone from the Harvard Law School would have been able to answer]. Then again, maybe he didn't believe there could be such a law and thought I was a whacko, i.e., member of the Green Party.

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