Posted on 11/04/2010 7:17:29 AM PDT by beaversmom
Listening to Peter Boyles show this morning. Tom Tancredo on. Listen Live here:
In the first part of Boyles’ interview with Tom Tancredo, Tancredo mentioned that MANY people had screwed up on their ballots by voting straight Repub and checking the Dan Maes box. He suggested on different shows that they do something perfect legal and get a provisional ballot. The Secretary of State (Dem) said this was a creating a problem because of the amount (tens of thousands) of provisional ballots that needed to be counted. Some counties were running out of ballots because of this.
Now Tancredo is NOT suggesting that these ballots are enough to put him over the top. With the Buck Senate race it could be a different matter? Maybe some of the closer local races?
If Buck were the Democrat; you can bet your ass that the provisional ballots would make HIM the winner, though.
Unless it’s a total blowout, I don’t think anyone should declare them self a winner until all votes are counted. Especially the military ballots.
Damn straight. If it is thousands and these people were voting straight Repub, it could be enough to put Buck over the top. Guess we will have to wait and see. I hope the Repubs/Buck/whoever stays on top of this to make sure every vote gets counted, but if history is any indication, Repubs don’t fight these things like the Dems do.
I agree and the last I looked the Senate race wasn’t a total blow out. And what about local races that are really close—within a couple of hundred or so. How will this affect those situations?
“Tancredo mentioned that MANY people had screwed up on their ballots by voting straight Repub and checking the Dan Maes box.”
What arrogance.
Why is this arrogance? He was told this by the voters. The secretary of state confirmed it because they were running out of provisional ballots. I’m so used to voting straight Repub I had to catch myself on my mail-in ballot and make sure I was voting the way I wanted.
Also, this was before election day when people had a legal chance to make a correction to their ballot.
I should add again, he’s not saying that the provisional ballots will make a difference as far as the governor’ race, but maybe it could make a difference in the Senate race and/or other close races around the state.
Tancredo ping.
If you make a mistake while voting, contact the City Clerk's Office...to find out how to obtain a replacement ballot. Replacement ballots must have the required affidavit enclosed in order for the ballot to be counted.
If your ballot has already been mailed, you will not be able to request or receive a replacement ballot because your ballot has already been cast.
Replacement ballots may also be requested in person at the City Clerk's Office.
So what was happening, if I'm understanding correctly, people were going along, filling in the mail in ballot, and mistakenly checked Dan Maes when they actually wanted Tancredo. They hadn't mailed in their ballot yet and requested a provisional ballot to correct the mistake. From what I'm understanding from Tancredo, the provisional ballots have yet to be counted and this could possible effect the Buck/Bennet Senate race that was close.
Also, Ken Buck conceding to Michael Bennet doesn’t matter. If it turns out there are truly that many ballots left to be counted and it puts Buck over the top, he would be the next Senator. Wishful thinking possibly, but we will have to wait and see.
Buescher: Tancredo Request Prompted Ballot Rush DENVER (AP)
Secretary of State Bernie Buescher says a request from third-party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo for voters to exchange their mail ballot votes for GOP candidate Dan Maes to provisional ballot votes for him prompted a rush on provisional ballots across the state.
Buescher says county clerks were handed "tens of thousands" of provisional ballots on Election Day, swamping polling places.
Buescher says a large number of provisional ballots were accepted in Arapahoe, Weld, Douglas and Mesa counties.
He says Tancredo's request was legal and a "clever strategy," but he wishes he had been told in advance so clerks could prepare.
County clerks have until Nov. 25 to verify signatures and count the votes.
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