[mykroar]

Why don't they just let us vote in whatever state we want too? I pick Ohio.

:o)

[Chemist_Geek]

From WLNS-TV.

LANSING, Mich. A federal judge has ruled that Michigan must count provisional ballots cast by voters who show up at the wrong polling precincts but are in the right city, township or village.

U-S District Judge David Lawson issued an injunction today barring Republican Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land from ordering election officials to NOT count provisional ballots unless voters appear in the right precinct.

Provisional, or backup, ballots are used when voters say they are properly registered but their names do NOT appear on the voter registration rolls.

[PilloryHillary]

Notice how these provisional ballot fights are mostly in the bigger states (more electoral votes) like OH, MI, PA, MY, FL etc....If the Dems don't like a law, they just get one of their puppet judges to overturn it. Amazing.

[rface]

so if I vote in the "wrong" precinct, and there are questions on the ballot that effect the "wrong" precinct, then the votes will count???

I still have to read the entire article, but this is BS.....

[pctech]

I hope the state plans on appealing the decision.

[Lost Highway]

Why have any rules at all? *sigh*

[Ryan Spock]

The thing that jumps out at me with these rulings is something that anyone who has ever voted will realize -- that is, that if you are in the wrong precinct, you have all the wrong names on your ballot for all the local elections and initiatives.

I realize that what's really behind this is a free pass on Democrat voter fraud, but I still don't understand the legal basis, from a judge's standpoint, of how you can cast a ballot, provisional or otherwise, where a certain percentage of the items on that ballot do not even legally pertain to you!

[dannyboy72]

I know this is off topic, but I love your FReep Name. Do many people know where that's from? Did you happen to go to U of I

[Clump]

Both the Ohio and Michigan ruling should be appealed in the 6th Circuit. They are both in that court's jurisdiction. The Michigan Judge probably relied upon the other judge as "persuasive" precedent. I am not familiar enough with the substantive law to know what the chances of reversal are. I assume that if they just made this up then there is a good chance of reversal. If it is based on an unambiguous federal statute then I fear it will be upheld. If the judges are wrong then there is chance that a stay may be granted by the 6th Circuit. Pray.

[Libertina]

CALLING SCOTUS: Lower court slap down needed.

[Doug Loss]

OK, someone tell me how a Federal court has jusridiction over what is clearly a state matter. The state officials should just say, "Thank you for your opinion," and go on with obeying the laws as they're written.

[stylin19a]

what puzzles me is, why don't they just vote by absentee ballot ? oh wait...they probably already have. They want to vote again(and again and again).

[sergeantdave]

This is getting ridiculous.

I'm setting up a provisional government and naming myself Chief Dictator and Grand Poobah. Anyone want the position Secretary of Snacks & Beer?