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To: exhon2004 who wrote (128848)	11/19/2000 6:03:34 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1570224

"his is a tragedy for the servicemen whose votes won't count through no fault of their own. " Hmm. let's see. It is a tragedy if a serviceman's vote is not counted through no fault of their own, and it isn't if a civilians isn't. If the difference is because of military service, how do you know that the voter whose vote wasn't counted properly wasn't a vet? Or is it just tragic if the person is currently serving? This whole debate has veered off into the Twilight Zone. Sometimes the person arguing is favoring enforcing Florida law, other times not, sometimes they favor laws that don't exist. There is either widespread fraud, do people really believe that someone would tape chad back while being watched like the counters are?, or the people are absolutely trustworthy, and sometimes the machinery gets elevated to near godhood. The thing that seems so odd here is that the Democrats are ready to engage in massive (and dangerous) cheating, but the Republicans aren't. Give me a break. Petz (god, I hope I got the right person) made a good argument for the accuracy of the optical scanners. From what I know of that technology, it is believable. Those Votomatics things are different ball of worms. This election has been too close to call for going on two weeks and there is no end in sight. Maybe the best thing is to say there was no winner and re-vote the whole damn country. Besides Oregon, that is. Takes too long to do their mail in thing.

To: exhon2004 who wrote (128848)	11/19/2000 6:52:54 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570224

I honestly don't know. However, I can tell you the media reported that they are being treated differently county by county with some accepting ballots without postmark but most not accepting them. Greg, What is the law in FL re this issue? ted

To: exhon2004 who wrote (128848)	11/19/2000 7:12:42 PM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570224

RE: "This is a tragedy for the service (edit) people (end of edit) whose votes won't count through no fault of their own. " Hi Greg, It is a tragedy and one that I had to deal with several years ago when my absentee ballot for a Democratic candidate was determined to be a disqualifying ballot according to the overseas US Embassy that discussed this matter with me and whom answered my questions and guided me in regards to my unsuccessful attempt to vote. Contrary to what some folks on this thread appear to think, these ballots are very difficult and are so incredibly "fraud-proof" to the point that if you (as a regular, law-abiding citizen) happen to bump up against one of the 3 criteria needed to be valid, good luck - regardless of which Party you are for. And, yes, I think it should be fixed (simply by pro-actively informing overseas folks on the directions in advance, so corrections to the application can be made prior to the election). It was a problem several years ago and continues to be one and I agree, it needs to be fixed and should be fixed now. Regards, Amy J