Seems like the precedent set in Bush v Gore should have something to say about that, if I’m understanding the issues in that lawsuit correctly. I’m not a lawyer either so maybe somebody can correct me if I’m wrong.
The thing that’s frustrating about this is that we were being told that Romney was prepared for legal battles over fraud, but he’s instead rolled over even though there is evidence of massive voter fraud in the swing states, as well as unequal protection issues involving military ballots and the stuff you mention.
Why is Romney not fighting this? He knew they would do the fraud thing. They always do.
Fla. Stat. § 101.69 Deals with voting in person even though the voter has requested an absentee ballot. The voter must return the absentee ballot and the election officials will mark it "canceled"
Fla. Stat. § 104.17 Any person who willfully votes or attempts to vote both in person and by absentee ballot at any election is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
Clearly § 104.17 is to prohibit more than one ballot per voter. It shows that the intent of an Absentee Ballot does not encompass in person voting.
The above illustrates that the purpose of Absentee Ballots is to enable voters who are out of the area to vote. It is for overseas voters (§ 101.698), or those in nursing homes (§ 101.655).
There is no provision in the law: to allow Absentee Ballots to be used in person; to be used to extend Early Voting.
Absentee Ballots were used to extend Early Voting in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.
Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher, in her own words, "found a way around" the rules by using Absentee Ballots to extend Early Voting.
Broward SOE Brenda Snipes and Miami-Dade SOE Penelope Townsley used the same "in person absentee ballot" tactic to extend Early Voting.
Detzner, Bucher, Snipes, and Townsley need to be removed from office and prosecuted.
IANAL
IF Romney does not challenge the election, then he is no better than Pontius Pilate, and washing his hand of the people of the United States, and resigning them to their fate.