Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

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 : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (1950)	11/12/2000 9:25:15 AM
From: Triffin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6710

Florida's top election official*** warned the state's counties and the presidential candidates Saturday against prolonging the recount, saying the system is about to "melt down." Bob Crawford, who replaced Gov. Jeb Bush as commissioner of Florida's Canvassing Commission, said Saturday that if a county misses the state's deadline for certifying results, the entire county's vote will be thrown out. Crawford Comments .. "The statute is very clear that if a county's results are not to us by 5 p.m. Tuesday we shall ignore that county's vote, and the counties need to be very aware of that," Crawford told reporters. "Candidates asking for recounts need to be aware of that." Crawford also stressed that he believed the system is being pressed to its limits. Assuming the above is a true interpretation of Florida Election Law .. then it appears we are still on schedule for an official final certification of the election by next Friday/Saturday .. Bush would get the nod if any of the 3 South Florida counties have not 'certified' their results to Talahassee by the deadline .. a hand count of +400,000 could cause the county to miss the Tuesday dead-line based upon how long it took to count/evaluate the sample precincts just completed .. Jim in CT ..

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (1950)	11/12/2000 12:59:02 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6710

Ray - I just read on cnn.com a scenario that I think will probably work. If this matter is still in dispute on December 18, then both the Democrat Electors and the Republican Electors should meet in Tallahassee and vote, and let Congress decide which ones are the REAL Electors. I realize that Congress is more Republican, but the facts are the facts, so I believe that if Gore's win is fair and square or vice versa if Bush's win is fair and square, Congress will Do The Right Thing. This answers the question of what happens if Florida's Electors don't vote, which is problematic as we have already discussed. Last night I was ready to send Republican litigants to every state that Gore won so no one could vote, because Gore had a majority of Electors without Florida, but now I've changed my mind. If there's an honest dispute about which Electors vote is legitimate, let Congress sort it out.