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

To: Ilaine who wrote (2407)	11/27/2000 8:03:48 AM
From: Tom D	Respond to of 3887

There are numerous laws and restrictions that regulate voting. If somebody wants the laws enforced, and the result is a decrease in the number of votes for Bush, then their motive could be that they want a legal election. If you want to question why the laws were passed in the first place, the answer is probably beyond the scope of this thread. In general the laws were passed to minimize election fraud. Tom D

To: Ilaine who wrote (2407)	11/27/2000 11:44:30 AM
From: Ellen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3887

> The Republicans did not request the ballots. They mailed requests for ballots to voters. The voters requested the ballots. < Re-read it. The Republicans sent out unsolicited applications. That is illegal. > Let me ask you a question. If the voter had sent in a letter telling the voter registration staff that they had forgotten their number, and asking the staff to fill it in, would it be illegal for the staff to fill it in? No, I don't believe that would be illegal because it would then have been done with the knowledge of the voter. > And if not, why is it illegal for anyone else to do it for them? < If it is done without the knowledge of the voter it is illegal. The applicable state statutes have been posted here, several times.