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To: mistermj who wrote (78768)	10/18/2004 9:41:13 PM
From: SBHX	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793928

a group of labor unions sued over the ballot law, saying it unconstitutionally disenfranchised voters who may not know their polling place. They argued that many people have new polling places because of redistricting, may have moved, or may have been displaced by a hurricane. I think the whole idea is that people who are so inclined should be able to vote in one precinct, get to the 2nd one, vote again, a third, fourth and so forth. The old chicago saying :"vote early and vote often" comes to mind. Either way, if the the race stays close, americans could still see a 2nd consecutive ugly and long election night. Regardless of the winner, if the result is close, the nation could still be divided for another four years.

To: mistermj who wrote (78768)	10/19/2004 1:54:15 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 793928

PATAKI: STATE LEGISLATURE WON'T LET US CHECK FOR NY-FLORIDA VOTERS Kerry Spot [10/18 05:29 PM] From the Tampa Tribune: <<<<New York's Republican governor blames Democratic lawmakers for stalling reforms that could have stopped a reported 46,000 voters from being registered at the same time in New York City and Florida. Gov. George Pataki addressed the issue Friday in Tampa as part of a national tour that brought 20 Republican governors to swing-voting states in the presidential race. Pataki contended Florida had moved beyond the voting debacle of the 2000 election, but he acknowledged a New York Daily News report about the illegal double registration of about 46,000 people. "The Democratic Assembly keeps blocking reforms and making it really tough to pass federal voter registration standards," Pataki said, referring to one chamber of his state's legislative body. Congress passed the Help America Vote Act in 2002 to give states federal funding for election commissions, registration systems and vote- count regulation. Each state must adopt a version of the act with specific processes in order to receive the federal aid. New York's Republican- controlled Senate and Democrat-controlled Assembly passed different versions of the act in February. A bipartisan committee was convened to write a final version of the act, but the committee has been unable to reach a consensus. Democrats say the problem involves Pataki and the Senate Republican leadership. "Everyone knows there's an undercurrent in the Senate that wants to confer with the governor before passing anything," said Assemblyman Keith Wright, chairman of the Election Law Commission. Wright agreed with Pataki, however, that New York's failure to pass the act has a direct effect on the double registration controversy. The state comptroller's office has $68 million waiting to be used for a centralized list that would identify voters registered in multiple states and counties. That money cannot be used until New York passes the reforms.>>>> Keep at it, small-minded politicians seeking to maximize voter fraud and double voting. Go ahead. See how much power any official has when nobody believes the results on Election Day. The political officials seeking to enable voter fraud have no idea how much they're playing with fire. nationalreview.com