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Dems Move to Block Military Ballots
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Posted on 04/09/2003 6:31:57 PM PDT by paul in cape
Date: November 15, 2000
To: FDP Lawyer
From: Mark Herron
Subject: Overseas Absentee Ballot Review and Protest
State and Federal law provides for the counting of "absentee qualified electors overseas" ballots for 10 days after the day of the election or until November 17, 2000. Florida Statutes defines as "absentee qualified elector overseas" to mean members of the Armed Forces while in the service, members of the merchant marine of the United States and other citizens of the United States, who are permanent residents of the states and are temporarily residing outside of the territories of the United States and the Districts of Columbia. These "absent qualified electors overseas" must also be qualified and registered as provided by law.
You are being asked to review these overseas absentee ballots to make a determination whether acceptance by the supervisor of elections and/or the county canvassing board is legal under Florida law. A challenge to these ballots must be made prior to the time that the ballot is removed from the mailing envelope. The specific statutory requirement for processing the canvass of an absentee ballot including of overseas absentee ballot.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: florida
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Prior to the counting of Florida's overseas absentee ballots, it was learned that a Democrat lawyer sent a five-page memo to Democrat attorneys providing tips on how to protest the ballots which it was believed would heavily favor George W. Bush (and it turns out they did). The memo
HERE is as it was posted on The Drudge Report on 11/19/00. Retired General Norman Schwarzkopf issued a statement in reaction to this memo and the 1500 rejected ballots.
Statement HereProtest of Overseas Absentee Ballot
As provided in Section 101.68(2)(c)(2), Florida Statutes. I, as an elector in __________ County, Florida, hereby protest against the canvass of the overseas absentee ballot described below:
NEVER FORGET....Democrats high-fiving when military ballots were originally thrown out!
SHAME ON GORE & LIEBERMAN, and all those Rats who "support our troops"!
To: All
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posted on
04/09/2003 6:34:19 PM PDT
by
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To: paul in cape
This is in the "never forgive, never forget" category for Dem political tactics.
To: paul in cape
The Democrats did this "systematically" in the previous election. There were several newspaper articals relating to it at the time.
Our soldiers deserve much better. I think our President knows this, too.
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posted on
04/09/2003 6:39:08 PM PDT
by
tomball
To: paul in cape
Thanks for posting this, paul in cape.
It is quite useful to remember history. It is funny that the party that wants to deprive our soldiers of their right to vote, is the same party that has been quietly (and some not-so-quietly) opposing this war.
And yet, the soldiers carries on with his job.
These demoSCUMs couldn't carry a Pfc's water.
God Bless the men and women of our military services.
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posted on
04/09/2003 6:44:42 PM PDT
by
mattdono
To: paul in cape
What a genius you are to remember this and share it.
Today as I watched those Marines, I thought of what fondness the military has for President Bush, and how important that's been in the performance of duty.
Al Gore and Joe Lieberman and the democrats let us know what they think of the military back during the fight for the election. The Democrats didn't get it then, don't get it now, they never will. Here's timely proof from this week's Joe Klein editorial in TIME magazine. Just a snippet of him making fun of President Bush, and by extension, the military:
"President Bush visited the Marines at Camp Lejeune last week. He also visited the Coast Guard. The week before, he visited the Army; before that, the navy. The speeches were pretty much the same; Saddam's finished, victory is assured, hurrah for our courageous troops. Cheerleading is a plausible presidential function, I suppose, but an odd thing has happened to Bush as the war has progressed. He has not grown in stature or gravitas, as wartime leaders usually do; he may have diminished....."
How's that for "not getting it"?
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posted on
04/09/2003 6:46:10 PM PDT
by
YaYa123
To: paul in cape
Thanks for posting this. We need a reminder every now and then of what we're up against.
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posted on
04/09/2003 6:56:11 PM PDT
by
Cosmo
(Help pay for the war! Buy a palace time-share in Baghdad !)
To: paul in cape
To: YaYa123
What a genius you are to remember this and share it. I resemble that remark:)
To: paul in cape
To: paul in cape
Here's a link to previous post on this subject, including excerpts from Bill Scamman's fine article.
CLICK HERE
Even more infuriating were attempts by Democrats to disqualify military ballots that had no overseas postmark.
To: paul in cape
Bump for the truth to all military families watching Free Republic these days....and could it possibly make its way to the Special Orders speeches by one of our Republican Congressmen?
To: paul in cape
Great reminder post, paul... thanks!
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posted on
04/09/2003 7:07:07 PM PDT
by
nutmeg
(Liberate Iraq - Support Our Troops!)
To: paul in cape
SuzanneC just im-ed to suggest this thread be a keeper for the 2004 election cycle. I predict military voter registrations will go through the roof, but we can't take anything for granted. Not with the mad registration of black voters that has already begun for Democrats.
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posted on
04/09/2003 7:08:34 PM PDT
by
YaYa123
To: paul in cape
Oh man! Good post! Talk about kicking a rat when it's down... just wait till this is used in 04.
To: paul in cape
RIGHT BACK TO THE TOP.
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posted on
04/09/2003 7:18:45 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(Socialism is slavery.)
To: All
Bump.
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posted on
04/09/2003 7:34:15 PM PDT
by
nukethepeaceniks
(Hey N. Korea! You want some of this?Howzabout we nuke yuh? We're 'bout run out of the little stuff!)
To: paul in cape
BUMP
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posted on
04/09/2003 7:47:59 PM PDT
by
visualops
(Let's go freeple! Get on the monthly!)
To: paul in cape
This is something that many, many people will never forgive. That means that what they did may be statistically significant in flyover country & near-base elections for fifty years more.
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posted on
04/09/2003 7:50:00 PM PDT
by
ChemistCat
(My new bumper sticker: MY OTHER DRIVER IS A ROCKET SCIENTIST)
To: paul in cape
Ah, alas, poor Mark Herron. I knew him, a man of infinite jest...
What's he doing now; what's he up to?
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posted on
04/09/2003 7:50:58 PM PDT
by
Mamzelle
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