since there is no constitional law board and
politics is all business and finance and worse, I'm curious if the lawyers here care
to chime in about the situation in my home
county, Palm Beach. Yes, I did a double take
before voting because once the paper ballot
was slid into the slot you had to very carefully prick the hole of your choice. Voters here are used to going down each page
first and a lot of voters probably voted the
second hole before even noticing the second
page with the two hole corresponding to Buchanan. As for getting the sample ballot
in advance, there were no "holes" printed
anywhere to line the punches up with and we
only received the samples on Monday if at all for some reason. I'll wager that when
voters got to page two and realized their mistake they stupidly punched the five hole instead of asking for another ballot. Those
votes should be tossed out. My question is
based on the margin of victory for either side and the dispropotionate votes cast for
Buchanan where he didn't even campaign, can
a request for a re-vote be legally argued?
Is there any precedent or case law? this is
a wild and wacky time to live here in paradise whatever the outcome. (Can't really
compare the past reform vote percentages in the county as there was significant voting for Perot but he ain't Pat Buchanan and Perot
had some support here). God Save America
politics is all business and finance and worse, I'm curious if the lawyers here care
to chime in about the situation in my home
county, Palm Beach. Yes, I did a double take
before voting because once the paper ballot
was slid into the slot you had to very carefully prick the hole of your choice. Voters here are used to going down each page
first and a lot of voters probably voted the
second hole before even noticing the second
page with the two hole corresponding to Buchanan. As for getting the sample ballot
in advance, there were no "holes" printed
anywhere to line the punches up with and we
only received the samples on Monday if at all for some reason. I'll wager that when
voters got to page two and realized their mistake they stupidly punched the five hole instead of asking for another ballot. Those
votes should be tossed out. My question is
based on the margin of victory for either side and the dispropotionate votes cast for
Buchanan where he didn't even campaign, can
a request for a re-vote be legally argued?
Is there any precedent or case law? this is
a wild and wacky time to live here in paradise whatever the outcome. (Can't really
compare the past reform vote percentages in the county as there was significant voting for Perot but he ain't Pat Buchanan and Perot
had some support here). God Save America