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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve
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To: The Philosopher who wrote (4572)12/4/2000 2:43:44 PM
From: Valley Girl  Read Replies (2) of 6710
 
There are actually two such suits in two different counties with somewhat different infractions alleged. The suits have no merit and should be dismissed. My understanding from other proceedings re. absentee ballots is that there are ample precedents (Florida court decisions) that give canvassing boards discretion to accept absentee ballots that have technical violations. For example, one board accepted some ballots that were signed in the wrong place, accepted some ballots without postmarks (but that based on date of receipt had certainly been mailed prior to election day), and accepted some ballots sent by means other than the US Postal Service (e.g. UPS). In this case we're not even talking about the ballots, but applications! The FL SC has already said that the right to vote is the guiding principle; if the lower courts attempt to discard any of the absentees, I'd hope that the FL SC would overturn such a ruling on appeal. Unlike past cases where votes have been thrown out, there's no evidence of fraud here.
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