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To: sportutegrl

I've said this on other threads about this subject already --so forgive me for repeating.

But why doesn't someone in military or PA governor ask Fred Smith, the owner of FedEx, to transport the ballots and bring them back on one of his jets?

Fred Smith has contributed his planes for lots of charitable duties through the years. And he even sent a FedEx plane to go pick up the two pandas in China for the Memphis Zoo.

Surely he would donate for this cause!! Someone in authority needs to ask him (if it's not too late already).

Does anyone know a top PA official or military person who might contact Fred about this??


20 posted on 10/28/2004 5:43:25 PM PDT by Cedar
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To: Cedar

>> But why doesn't someone in military or PA governor ask Fred Smith, the owner of FedEx, to transport the ballots and bring them back on one of his jets?

It's not that easy. Ballots are sent by snail mail, and won't even be received in many places until after the deadline, whether military or other locales.

The post office must also track down each person to whom a ballot has been mailed. Easy if they don't move, but people constantly rotate in a military theater.

Add to the problem of tracking someone down that asked for a ballot in August while in Afghanistan, and is now in Germany, one can see how tough it can be to get a ballot to a voter, much less get it back four days before Election Day.

How many units in-country don't even have weekly mail call?

Rendell is pond scum.


29 posted on 10/28/2004 5:57:18 PM PDT by texas booster (Make a resolution to better yourself and your community in '04 - vote Republican!)
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To: Cedar

The ballots must be delivered in person, by a surrogate for which there's a signature, or by United States Postal Service. FedEx'd ballots are refused.


34 posted on 10/28/2004 6:10:45 PM PDT by Gondring (They can have my Bill of Rights when they pry it from my cold, dead hands!)
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