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Politics : Why is Gore Trying to Steal the Presidency? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Benchman who wrote (1792)	11/21/2000 4:02:09 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Respond to of 3887

Rob, of course any party affiliation can be a cause of bias. That's why New York State law is a little different from Florida. In NY, each county has two commissioners, one Republican and one Democrat. They review the absentee ballots, and if there is a challenge, they must either agree or else the dispute may be ruled on by a court. If you have two out of three county commissioners who are Democratic, it is reasonable to assume that there MAY be bias, just as the case would be if the majority were Republican. I don't think the Florida system is as well designed as New York's for that reason. But when it comes to Harris and her involvement with the Bush campaign, then it seems to me there is more than a trace of impropriety, and she would have been better off designating someone, either Republican or Democrat, to act on her behalf. I agree there could still be bias, but at least such a recusal would look a lot better.