Florida Supreme Court: Provisional ballots cast in wrong precinct don't count

[zuni_rocket]

Well, here we go again !!! The democrats already hoping to gain a lead by under handed means of fraudulent votes, geez... no wonder the following bit of news was some what up setting to the leftest powers that be LOLhahahahahahaha.


Florida Supreme Court: Provisional ballots cast in wrong precinct don't count
posted by: Susan Wells (Web Producer)
Created: 10/18/2004 10:49 AM MDT - Updated: 10/18/2004 10:49 AM MDT


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - People who cast a provisional ballot at the wrong precinct aren't entitled to have their votes counted, the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday, rejecting an argument by labor unions that the rule wrongly disenfranchises voters.



The court said that the law clearly states that provisional ballots must be counted only if the person was entitled to vote "at the precinct," and that the constitution gives the Legislature the authority to dictate voting rules.

Under Florida law, if voters show up at a polling place but officials there have no record they are registered, they are given provisional ballots. Those ballots are then held until officials determine if the persons were entitled to vote at that precinct and hadn't already voted.

If they should have been allowed to vote at that precinct, the ballots count; if not, they are thrown out.

But a group of labor unions sued over the ballot law, saying that 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.

The court disagreed, saying that requiring provisional voters vote at the correct precinct is no more unreasonable than requiring that everyone else vote at the right polling place.

[reconeil]

Why-the-hell should ANY American be permitted voting in THE WRONG PRECINCT ANYWHERE and/or where not registered to vote? One usually has about a whole year or at least months to register or re-register accordingly,...if LEGITIMATELY warranted?

Wrong precinct voting makes no sense whatsoever. Plus, defies logic, begs to be purposefully misused by The DDDs (re. Devious, Dastardly and often quite suspect of intent Democrats), whom in general make a very mockery of America's ENTIRE Voter Registration System (once identifications and location verifications needed), The ENTIRE Election Process, and even very DEMOCRACY itself.

Hell,...don't believe that even had The Old One Party Soviet Union held similar elections by their people,...in that The Russian Ruling Elite would have dictated that their election process be mis-handled so-damn-STUPIDLY, EASY-TO-FIX AS NEEDED, & OVERALL POPULATION INTELLIGENCE INSULTING. Same today. Though, and in fairness, Russians never had the feigned-caring DNC to contend with.

Besides, don't believe The Russians would put up with such nonsense,...even if zonked-out on vodka. They've been historically burned too-damn-much by Their Brand of Leftists for about 70 years,...and no-way-in-hell will The Russian People permit such American style political nonsense to dictate their lives, TODAY.

Plus most all Russians are united, just like most all Ukranians, Germans, French, Japanese, Koreans, etc., etc., etc., are united. Ironically The United States of America, and LARGELY DUE America's Democrats/Leftists is about the least united of all,...even quite absurdly during wartime.

Thanks again Dems,...for bringing us all together during the worst threat ever facing America (my joke of the day).

Neil














Neil

[SuperScout]

This 'provisional voter' crap was created in response to the super abundance of morons who couldn't vote like they had an active brain cell in 2000. Part of my functions tomorrow, and the following Tuesday, will be to control the voting place for early voting in Dripping Springs. While maintaining 150% neutrality, I'll not tolerate any crap from anybody, and am authorized to contact the Texas Rangers, if necessary, to maintain order and integrity of the voting place. For those in Rio Linda, the TR in this case is NOT the baseball teams members! Their working motto is, "One riot, one Ranger." End of riot.

One of my biggest concerns, but not locally, is the massive voter fraud already uncovered. The Demos are going to try to steal this one, like they tried to steal 2000.

[Seascamp]

I see where TJ Inc. is sending out a thousand odd attorneys to make sure the voting is on the up-and-up. Huh, say over. Talk about the hypocrisy to the Nth degree. Maybe the real mission is to be sure that the decades-old and institutionalized DNC vote fraud stays intact and new fraud tricks get properly implemented. I just wonder how many hundreds of precincts across the US have been de facto vote disfranchised for decades by the DNC and the voters could just as well could stay home and forget the charade. Tammany Hall didn?t go poof, it just spread out, and that?s all.

Scamp

[zuni_rocket]

I agree with you Neil you a preaching to the choir Sir on that one !

SAY WHAT? KERRY WILL ?DECLARE VICTORY EARLY?? [10/20 09:47 AM]

A disturbing story from the AP:

Sen. John Kerry has a simple strategy if the presidential race is in doubt on Nov. 3, the day after the election: Do not repeat Al Gore's mistakes.

Unlike the former vice president, who lost a recount fight and the 2000 election, Kerry will be quick to declare victory on election night and begin defending it. He also will be prepared to name a national security team before knowing whether he's secured the presidency?

Gore prematurely conceded the 2000 race to George W. Bush, then had to retract his concession after aides said Florida wasn't lost. He never declared victory, an omission Kerry's advisers - many of whom worked for Gore - now believe created a sense of inevitability in voters' minds about Bush's presidency.

Gore didn't plan for the legal showdown, though few could have predicted it before Election Day. And he watched as Bush seized political advantage during the 36-day recount by publicly discussing a transition to the White House.

Not this time, promise Kerry's advisers. If there is doubt about the results, they will fight without delay.

While the lawyers litigate, political operatives will try to shape public perception. Their goal would be to persuade voters that Kerry has the best claim to the presidency and that Republicans are trying to steal it.

Democrats are already laying the public relations groundwork by pointing to every possible voting irregularity before the Nov. 2 election and accusing Republicans of wrongdoing.

On Election Day, Whouley will head the so-called "boiler room," probably in Washington, that tracks vote counts and ensures Kerry doesn't concede too soon. Whouley was the aide who, after noticing Florida was too close to call in 2000, called Gore's team in Tennessee and told them to put the brakes on the concession speech.


Notice nowhere in this story is there any suggestion that Kerry's plan would be affected by actual election results.

Of course, let's observe that the Democrats' sue-our-way-into-the-White-House strategy needs a couple of events to occur in order to win.

They need:

A) The electoral college total to be close.
B) They need at least one state that could alter the electoral college total to be close.
C) They need that state to have a plausible Election Day controversy.
D) They need that Election Day controversy to disallow a large pile of disputed ballots.
E) They need a legal case to argue that those disputed ballots to be allowed.
F) They need those disputed ballots to be enough to put Kerry over the top.

Not even Al Gore got F.

But it all starts with point A. If Team Bush can boost turnout so that Bush wins by several states' worth of electoral votes, the Kerry legal effort for five simultaneous recounts could look pretty silly. I think the Democrats overestimate public patience for another Florida controversy

[SuperScout]

Tuesday last, the 19th, I was the county election judge at the early voting site for Hays County. We had 1126 folks vote, many more than was anticipated, and the wait-time was from 30-60 minutes. Early voting will occur again this Saturday, and the following Tuesday.

There were only 2 provisional ballots cast out of the entire batch, a rather phenomenal percentage, all things considered. We require some distinct form of ID, and absent that, you get escorted to the door.

Predictions are more heavy voter turnout for the early voting days, and I can only hope that other areas of the country are conducting as clean a vote as we are here!

[Jerry D]

Zuni I agree on the public patience for another extended recount .......

[zuni_rocket]

Well, Let's see here... Bush is already in the White House for starts, so it kind of looks bad for Kerry there I'd say pulling any kind of fast one off there does't it?? LOL

[reconeil]

Re. "...preaching to the choir".

I thought a little about that,...and that maybe The Republicans in general would always do much better if they too started more so and offensively: "Preaching to the choir" and/or expounding on TRUTHS,...rather than always wasting so-much-damn-time defensively against purposefully deceptive, absurd and quite false Democrat allegations (the norm), meant soley to divert, distract and dupe American Voters into foolishly voting Democrat,...EVEN WHILE AT WAR.

Besides,...seems like a quite sensible way of campaigning to me, and also a much better chance at survival,...FOR US ALL (naive' and politically duped liberal followers inclusive).

Neil

[zuni_rocket]

Neil, we have a situation here where a couple Virginia Division of Motor vehcle Employees were found guilty of selling drivers license to illegals. So they announced that Chesterfield County Police Department would be at each voting precincts.The NAACP is raising hell about arrangement saying that it will scare off Black voters..Have you ever heard of such BS??? They want foreign observers at our precincts but not our local police??? How Odd! It is really sad I watched that idot who works across from Pat Buchannan sp? tonight with the swift boat book gut and all he did was hoolas LAIR LAIR LAIR every time the guy tried to speak How cheap they would be crying foul if it were the other way around... Jimmy