Vote early, vote often
Yesterday, Florida governor Charlie Crist declared a State of Emergency. Why? To enable polls to stay open 12 hours a day in order to accommodate the number of people who are voting early.
Meanwhile, a judge in Ohio has ruled that homeless people must be allowed to list the place where they sleep most often, such as a park bench or doorway, as their address.
And in Colorado, more than 3000 voters may be declared ineligible to vote under a law that lets county clerks purge newly registered voted if mail sent to their registered address comes back.
I see recounts and lawsuits looming large on the horizon.
Meanwhile, a judge in Ohio has ruled that homeless people must be allowed to list the place where they sleep most often, such as a park bench or doorway, as their address.
And in Colorado, more than 3000 voters may be declared ineligible to vote under a law that lets county clerks purge newly registered voted if mail sent to their registered address comes back.
I see recounts and lawsuits looming large on the horizon.
Labels: Elections
posted by Bekki at 11:41 AM
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I don't see this election being anywhere near close enough for any of this to matter. While the national polls may be close, the polls in the states that matter are not.
Er...there's a typo in my comment. I don't think that Christ is a Floridian voter.
(Insert ACORN/Absentee ballot/2000 election joke here.)
For Crist and the rest of the Floridian Republican establishment, early voting probably IS an emergency.
That being said, I wouldn't be surprised if McCain wins Florida (but not the election).
Just wondering, is anyone at the CDO event at lunch today (Wed.) and want to simulblog on the comments?
Even my "Bekki-Rosetta Stone"-dar can't seem to translate this one: "I see recounts and lawsuits looming large on the horizon."
There is a concerted effort by the Republican Party to purge voter rolls. I mean they sued in Indiana to shut down early voting in Lake County for crying out loud. There is a parallel campaign to paint any democratic gains in this election as ill-gotten or the result of fraud.
But recounts and lawsuits? Maybe you don't remember the 2000 election all that well, but that was because the presidency was on the line and the difference was 500 votes. The odds of that happening in this election are miniscule. In fact, $20 that neither campaign will challenge any results (local and state parties are a different story).
Is it lawful to openly wager in CA? Oops, never mind, moral versus lawful...I should remember my place in this election year.
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