“(9) Write-in votes are not invalidated by writing in the name of a candidate whose name is printed on the ballot unless the election board determines, on the basis of other evidence, that the ballot was so marked for the purpose of identifying the ballot.”
Interesting. I may be in error here, but I thought it was ruled that write-ins for Miller weren’t going to be counted?
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As for Miller’s challenge... I have to admit a couple of these complaints seem awfully shaky. A write-in with a properly spelled name, but starting a cursive rather than a printed “L”, ought to count whether I like the candidate or not. I want Miller to win over the Powercrat Murkowski, but I don’t want to see anyone’s ballot rejected without good reason, no matter who they supported.
Of course, there is no way of knowing how representative the examples CBS chose to use really are. There could be a thousands of legitimately questionable ballots in the mix, and “voter intent” is an incredibly subjective thing to base a decision on which to judge their validity.
We’ll see how it goes.
I agree.
Of course, there is no way of knowing how representative the examples CBS chose to use really are.
True, but this is CBS, so it's a safe bet that the examples were selected to elicit maximum sympathy for Murcowski. Also, since it is CBS, some might be "fake but accurate".
I agree