At least 304 uncounted ballots appear in St. Lucie County.
Posted on 11/16/2012 5:04:03 PM PST by kristinn
At least 304 uncounted ballots appear in St. Lucie County.
From PBP article before the ballots were found:
At least 304 ballots from the early vote totals may be missing, a state elections official said.
A lawyer for St. Lucie Elections Supervisor Gertrude Walker said the missing ballots are believed to be in a box in her office, but she has been out of the office all day.
She has been undergoing tests at the hospital, her lawyer said.
She could be playing the sympathy angle now (out of the office for medical testing).
Any official who’s lost and found ballots is incompetent and needs to be recalled (can the County fire her since she was just elected?).
A Republican did this, 24/7 until they were fired and Holder brought them up on Civil Rights violations.
The Hypocrisy these libs have been allowed by the MSM and Beltway Elites to get away with, disgusts me.
I meant “mission accomplished” as being dems always win with the old “found ballots” jig, with just enough Republican “votes” in the mix to make it semi-believable.
However, I hope you’re right and that these are truly stolen ballots of legally cast votes. I also hope West continues his fight.
No matter, this woman should be thrown under the jail, but she won’t be.
I agree. We Americans do not control our own elections anymore. Everything is controlled for us by the government. The government in power selects the winners and losers now.
Regrettably (or fortunately as the case may be) in Florida the County Supervisor of Elections is an elected official and can only be removed by the Governor and only with overwhelming justification.
Love it when someone looks at the law! Here is the most current Florida election law compilation from the Division for you!
http://election.dos.state.fl.us/publications/pdf/2012/2012_Election_Laws.pdf
Chapter 102 talks about the contest provisions after certification. FS 102.168
(1) Except as provided in s. 102.171, the certification of election or nomination of any person to office, or of the result on any question submitted by referendum, may be contested in the circuit court by any unsuccessful candidate for such office or nomination thereto or by any elector qualified to vote in the election related to such candidacy, or by any taxpayer, respectively. (2) Such contestant shall file a complaint, together with the fees prescribed in chapter 28, with the clerk of the circuit court within 10 days after midnight of the date the last board responsible for certifying the results officially certifies the results of the election being contested. (3) The complaint shall set forth the grounds on which the contestant intends to establish his or her right to such office or set aside the result of the election on a submitted referendum. The grounds for contesting an election under this section are: (a) Misconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of any election official or any member of the canvassing board sufficient to change or place in doubt the result of the election. (b) Ineligibility of the successful candidate for the nomination or office in dispute. (c) Receipt of a number of illegal votes or rejection of a number of legal votes sufficient to change or place in doubt the result of the election. (d)
Proof that any elector, election official, or canvassing board member was given or offered a bribe or reward in money, property, or any other thing of value for the purpose of procuring the successful candidate’s nomination or election or determining the result on any question submitted by referendum.
(4)
The canvassing board responsible for canvassing the election is an indispensable party defendant in county and local elections. The Elections Canvassing Commission is an indispensable party defendant in federal, state, and multicounty elections and in elections for justice of the Supreme Court, judge of a district court of appeal, and judge of a circuit court. The successful candidate is an indispensable party to any action brought to contest the election or nomination of a candidate.
(5)
A statement of the grounds of contest may not be rejected, nor the proceedings dismissed, by the court for any want of form if the grounds of contest provided in the statement are sufficient to clearly inform the defendant of the particular proceeding or cause for which the nomination or election is contested.
(6)
A copy of the complaint shall be served upon the defendant and any other person named therein in the same manner as in other civil cases under the laws of this state. Within 10 days after the complaint has been served, the defendant must file an answer admitting or denying the allegations on which the contestant relies or stating that the defendant has no knowledge or information concerning the allegations, which shall be deemed a denial of the allegations, and must state any other defenses, in law or fact, on which the defendant relies. If an answer is not filed within the time prescribed, the defendant may not be granted a hearing in court to assert any claim or objection that is required by this subsection to be stated in an answer.
(7)
Any candidate, qualified elector, or taxpayer presenting such a contest to a circuit judge is entitled to an immediate hearing. However, the court in its discretion may limit the time to be consumed in taking testimony, with a view therein to the circumstances of the matter and to the proximity of any succeeding election.
(8)
In any contest that requires a review of the canvassing board’s decision on the legality of an absentee ballot pursuant to s. 101.68 based upon a comparison of the signature on the voter’s certificate and the signature of the elector in the registration records, the circuit court may not review or consider any evidence other than the signature on the voter’s certificate and the signature of the elector in the registration records. The court’s review of such issue shall be to determine only if the canvassing board abused its discretion in making its decision.
History.—ss. 7, 8, Art. 10, ch. 38, 1845; RS 199; GS 283; RGS 379; CGL 444; s. 3, ch. 26870, 1951; s. 16, ch. 65-378; s. 28, ch. 77-175; s. 49, ch. 79-400; s. 602, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 99-339; s. 44, ch. 2001-40; s. 60, ch. 2005-277; s. 44, ch. 2011-40.
Note.—Former s. 104.06; s. 99.192; s. 102.161.
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ATHENS, TENNESSEE 1947 !!!!
I asked this elsewhere-—
Can’t the GOP legaly put up the money
to pay for a recount of the whole district.
Just pay and get it done with instead of
screwing around..Ed
They are crooked!
We really need to get the election supervisors in as conservatives.
Read the law, Chris- you are mistaken. All West needs is enough money to hire a decent lawyer!
(off by 1 year)
ATHENS, TENNESSEE 1946 !!
3 or 4 people from the state Division of Elections, plus representatives from both campaigns and political parties. And press. Plus it has to be open to the public.
Win or lose - Allen West for House Speaker. San Franfreakshow & Soros spent tens of millions to take out one of our best.
If it is important enough for these treasonous bastards to spend that kind of money on a first term congressman, we should not give them the victory. If he wins this race, nominate him House Speaker. If he loses this race, make him House Speaker. (They also had Bill Clinton come out here fundraising for that homosexual Murphy).
Folks on the ground at the meeting are reporting that the canvassing board is about ready to cave...
http://twitter.com/AllenWestRepub
You are probably right- poor me- they are all perennial victims. But it didn’t work the last time- other than letting her retire instead of removing her.
The Governor has the power to remove her for cause- but we aren’t there yet. The people from the state are looking at her procedures, policies, budget, training, personnel qualifications, etc, in addition to the faulty machines. You need a lot of proof to overturn the votes of the people.
Unless she decides to RETIRE!!
Thanks, again. Can they check on them - look to see if they are counting the ballots correctly? Or just be in the room?
Not under Florida law. But a judge can order it during the contest phase- he can order any remedy he chooses. Typically, the candidate pays for it.
I got 2 requests so far from the national RNC for $$ for West.
The state people can- and do- pay very close attention, and make sure all the numbers add up, and the procedure is correct to prevent double counting, etc.
It sounds like they have no procedure at all there!
Most lay people have no idea what to look for- it can be very confusing, watching boxes moving about.
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