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.
Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Alan Smithee who wrote (22557)12/10/2004 12:56:19 PM
From: Orcastraiter  Read Replies (1) of 90947
 
We can't have courts, or others, second guessing the election process months later.

Second guessing? Does that imply that the canvassers guessed first?

I don't have a problem with standards for rejecting ballots. But the problem is that that standard must be equal for all precincts. Ballot rejection varies depending on the standard, the ballot type and the subjective opinion of a few folks.

Obviously for democracy to work well, the voting system must be as flawless as possible. Imagine if the banking systems of the world adopted the sloppy standards of election officials? Shouldn't it be the other way around? Where the voting systems are as near perfect as the systems that keep track of who has how much money?

Regardless of how the rejected ballots are handled, it's clear that a 42 vote margin in the governor's election was close enough to warrant a hand count, as prescribed by law. I can guarantee you that if Rossi was short 42 votes, he'd be howling for the hand count. Instead we have the same old partisan bickering and finger pointing about how the other side should concede, even when the election is in a statistical dead heat. LOL.

It's simple. Count the votes. Then declare the victor.

Orca
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