brighn
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response 212 of 216:
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Nov 16 00:04 UTC 2000 |
The relevant statute regarding yesterday's deadline in Florida has the modal
MAY: Votes turned in after 5pm on the 7th day after the election MAY be
ignored, and the Election Official for the state MAY use the records already
on file. MAY. NOT MUST.
There's no contradiction. If the county officials take too long getting their
results in, the Sec. of State has the right to ignore them. If the county
officials are taking a while because of recount issues, the Sec. of State is
obliged to use his/her discretion as to whether to accept them. The judge
reiterated exactly what the statute says: Get your votes in on time, or give
us a damn good reason why they're not in on time; otherwise, you lose the
right to be counted.
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klg
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response 214 of 216:
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Dec 19 01:19 UTC 2000 |
Al Gore has won the election ...for district director of the Marion Soil and
Water Conservation Board in Salem, Ore. No one ran for the post, so write-ins
ruled the day. Gore won with 23 of the 4,570 votes cast, easily beating George
W. Bush, who also got some votes. "Voters don't understand what it means when
they write in a silly name," said Marion County Clerk Al Davidson. "But it's
their right, and it's their tax dollars that pay for it." The Vice President
cannot actually take the job, however, since to serve "you have to own or
manage land in the zone," Davidson said. Gore actually came in second, but
vote winner Donald Duck was disqualified because he's an animated character.
(AP) ...Which is something no one has ever said about Gore.
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