Posted on 11/03/2010 9:33:02 AM PDT by Pan_Yan
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Write-in votes for Joe Miller in the Alaska Senate race won’t count toward the GOP nominee’s tally.
So says Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell.
Campbell, who oversees elections, tells The Associated Press that because Miller’s name isn’t on the official list of write-in candidates, any ballots with "Joe Miller" written in won’t be credited to the tea party favorite.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bostonherald.com ...
I wonder if Mickeymouseskis will go to Lisa?
Me too!
My wife had a good point last night when we saw the returns in CA. She said ,"people get what they deserve".
I am stunned so many would write in for a career "blue blood" in Alaska. If they end up with the woman they deserve it. However, if the rules for write ins are liberalized in her favor and then stiffened to not include Joe Miller that's the kind of thing that leads to tyranny.
Since it's happening to a Repub I'm sure the Demos don't care, but can you imagine how loudly they would be yelling "voter disenfranchisement" if Miller was a Demo?
Actually, not a bad position for the Lt. Gov to take. Let the count sort itself out, with the absentees included, and then the Miller camp can fight this battle if it could make a difference in the result.
Since when is any write-in list “official?”
By definition, a write-in can be anyone you want.
I wrote my wife’s name in for our State Senator because there was no conservative candidate, only Democraps.
So she got at least one vote.
This idiot should be dragged out and tarred and feathered.
I begin to understand the French of 1789;some of the aristocrats just won’t accept the fact they do not have a divine right to power and wealth.
Time for Alaskans to use the ethics laws that crippled Sarah Palin’s governorship to attack the lying,cheating scoundrels still in office.
“Maybe a different Joe Miller and some mistakenly voted for that one.”
If so, it would seem they thought of everything to ensure Joe Miller’s defeat.
Sorry for multiple posts,the computer got into a state as confused as the user.
The newspaper is inviting members of the public to file complaints, "To take him out once and for all".
Why would someone write in Lisa Murkowski if Joe Miller was already on the ballot?
By definition, a write-in can be anyone you want.
That maybe so but in Alaska it apparently doesn’t mean the vote will be tallied:
http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title15/Chapter25/Section105.htm
AS 15.25.105. Write-in Candidates.
(a) If a candidate does not appear on the primary election ballot or is not successful in advancing to the general election and wishes to be a candidate in the general election, the candidate may file as a write-in candidate. Votes for a write-in candidate may not be counted unless that candidate has filed a letter of intent with the director stating
...and list follows what must be stated. Click the link to see it...
I really wonder if there were write-ins for Joe Miller?
I remember in Minnesota, there were ballots where the voter checked a candidate, and then also wrote-in the candidate. I can’t remember if they ended up accepting those, or rejecting those as over-votes.
I also wonder if the law is truly clear about not allowing a write-in if the candidate is not registered as a “write-in”. The intent of the write-in law was to limit vote-counting to candidates who were declared. But a candidate who is ON the ballot is a declared candidate, so there is no rational basis for NOT accepting a write-in.
Certainly, the argument to accept a written-in name of a candidate who is ON the ballot would be as strong as the argument that you should accept a mis-spelled “murkowski” if the intent of the voter was clear.
Of course, we wouldn’t be having this discussion if Miller had been a better candidate.
VOTER FRAUD. When are these people going to be prosecuted?
Congratulations to the Alaskan Supreme Court for making things so much easier!
Uh, isn’t the point of a write-in candidate for the voter to pick an option that isn’t on the ballot? Why does one have to register to be a write-in candidate?
Presumably so that:
1) Someone isn't elected to an office when they don't want the job. I.e., "drafting".
2) When determining whom to count the vote for, being able to refer to a list of people actually running for the job. See #1.
How stupid do you have to be to write in a candidate who’s already listed on the ballot.
Yes, these should not be allowed.
I know what you mean.
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