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To: CHARLITE

The problem with nullifying THIS election is that it creates an entirely new dynamic for people actually pulling the lever in the booth.

What SHOULD happen is that votes should be scrutinized individually, bad ones subtracted, the rest totalled, and a winner declared.

Regardless, it appears there's some major work to do on insuring the validity of each vote, and the overall voting process.


3 posted on 03/05/2005 10:27:34 PM PST by jra
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To: jra
What SHOULD happen is that votes should be scrutinized individually, bad ones subtracted

That's an inpossible task as there is no record of who voted for whom. There's no way to subtract out the felons' votes.

7 posted on 03/05/2005 10:47:52 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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Although I agree with you that this election is a mess, how does one subtract the "bad ones" in a secret ballot. After all, you can't presume that the bad votes went to one candidate or the other, proof would be required.

Another election, with purple fingers proving one vote and one vote only, is the only answer.

8 posted on 03/05/2005 10:47:54 PM PST by par4
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To: jra
What SHOULD happen is that votes should be scrutinized individually, bad ones subtracted, the rest totalled, and a winner declared.

This is only one issue. Democrat-controlled King County also fed provisional ballots into the machines without checking their validity. There is no way to get those back. They also "found" LOTS of ballots as the recount procedures went forward. Whenever Gregoire needed more votes, voila - they appeared - in King County.

Those of us who vote in Washington state want a new election, and it would be nice if we got some support from people in other states. Knowing, without a doubt, that someone cheated their way into your governorship and that people think this is a "better luck next time" thing is a real drag.

9 posted on 03/05/2005 10:57:05 PM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet (Humina, humina, humina...)
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