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

To: MasonS who wrote (4928)	12/6/2000 8:49:01 AM
From: Carolyn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6710

Dear Carolyn F: First off, I want to tell everyone that there is an INCREDIBLE amount of misinformation on this case being spread by GORE and the MEDIA. I am sure you all heard Gore and many of the talking heads say, "and they threw out many Democrat applications as improper and never notified the Democrats" FACT: 1. The ballot application used by the Republicans INADVERTENTLY left off the space for the voter ID number ON THE FORM. The Democrats DID NOT leave that off. 2. The Elections supervisor in Seminole County filed a SWORN AFFIDAVIT in Ms. Clarks court that NO DEMOCRAT APPLICATIONS WERE THROWN OUT. Secondly, this was the application NOT the ballot. No hint of fraud or manipulation is even suggested by the Plaintiff and the numbers were inserted IN THE OFFICE OF THE ELECTIONS BOARD AT THE REQUEST of the Elections Supervisor. Third, this was a printing error NOT an error by the voter, the voter could not have known Voter ID was necessary as NOT ON THE FORM. Fourth, in the only case even closely resembling this one elections supervisor office actually CORRECTED BALLOTS last election when wrong pencil used to fill in bubbles. This went to court and no ballots were thrown out. Summary: This IMHO is a hyper technicality being exploited by the Democrats as a delaying tactic and for purposes of getting some public support to continue on with this fight. While it is an error in judgement the fact remains it has NOTHING to do with the Voter and his/her ballot, was done in all innocence with no intent to defraud or cheat anyone. The case should be dismissed as without merit but the WORST I can see happening here is some type of fine against the office of elections who allowed it. I have to believe that Ms. Clark, even though she may favor Gore, will rule correctly in this matter or suffer the embarassment of being a laughingstock by her peers and of course ultimately overturned by a higher court. What really fries me is Gore, who certainly knows all the FACTS I laid out above is LYING to the American Public in a DESPERATE ATTEMPT to have some reason believed by people for him to continue this ridiculous and dangerous ESCAPADE. JDN