<ot>Well, Carl, this is very confusing, you stated,
As I stated previously, the Florida Statute is actually fairly clear, and states that
counts "shall" be certified by 7 days, implying a mandatory deadline...
And that was my impression too, but from CNN, as part of the following article,
cnn.com
it stated
Despite the focus on midnight as the deadline for overseas absentee ballots to
be received, Florida law actually gives counties another week, until November
24, to submit their tallies. Nevertheless, the Florida secretary of state's office has
been pressuring counties to respond sooner, not later. If any county chooses to
stick to the legal deadline, the nation will have to wait before the state can issue a
final vote certification.
So, which one is the real law? Your clarification is most appreciated
Also, since you are using the "rules of law" argument, what do you think of the following lawsuit [found in the same URL]
A Democratic Party activist filed suit in
Seminole County Friday seeking to invalidate at
least 4,700 of the 15,000 absentee ballots cast
before the election.
The suit contends that the county elections
supervisor allowed Republican activists to write
registration numbers on the contested absentee
ballot requests -- nearly all of them from
registered Republicans -- when the requests were
mailed in without numbers.
The voters were supposed to have written their
registration numbers on the ballots themselves,
the suit said. Seminole County voted 75,667 to
59,174 for Bush.
Surely never a dull moment :)
best, Bosco |
