[Timesink]

Hypocricy, thy name is DEMOCRAT! F***ing SUBHUMAN SLIME.

[Reelect President Dubya]

What a pack of ghouls.

[mwl1]

I am told that AG Hatch, a Democrat, warned the DFL not to go down this road, and that his office would defend the Secretary of State.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Sen. Wellstone's body was laid to rest less than 24 hours ago and the Democrats are playing politics?

This is DISGUSTING! Can't we just pause until the election is over in memory of the late Senator?

/bs

[Aeronaut]

Boy, you republican insensitive scum, don't you dare politicize the Senator's death. (but it's OK if we do)

[antidisestablishment]

This is good news folks! I hope the DFL gets as nasty as possible. The more they whine and disrupt the election, the less sympathy they get. Now, where are those damn chads...

[Timesink]

Audio: DFL attorney Alan Weinblatt on MPR's Midday Oct. 29, 2002

RealAudio format, 20.7kbps, length 7 minutes 32 seconds. Listen to the RAT trial lawyer spin spin spin.

[mlo]

The state DFL Party Tuesday filed a petition with the Minnesota Supreme Court asking it to intervene in the balloting confusion caused by Sen. Paul Wellstone's death last week.

There is no confusion, they just don't like the law.

[linn37]

the lazy rear ends can vote for mondull they just need to show up and vote

[Oldeconomybuyer]

The state DFL Party Tuesday filed a petition with the Minnesota Supreme Court asking it to intervene in the balloting confusion caused by Sen. Paul Wellstone's death last week.

Democrats are playing "the politics of posthumous destruction".

[js1138]

The petition also argues that absentee ballots already returned and marked for Wellstone should be considered spoiled, thus allowing voters to request replacement ballots by mail.

Already written into the law. Must be all those sunbirds visiting.

[BOBTHENAILER]

Hypocricy, thy name is DEMOCRAT! F***ing SUBHUMAN SLIME.

The understatement of the year.

Watch AG Hatch (RAT) cave to the national RAT party and turn on Kiffmeyer. She will soon get the full double barreled "Katherine Harris" character assasination treatment.

[KSCITYBOY]

Every election the rats lose will be challenged in court from now on. They will beat us to death with lawsuits until we just quit voting.

[belle99]

The petition asks the court to order the secretary of state to stop sending out absentee ballots until a replacement for Wellstone is named. GEEZE if they would name a replacement instead of dragging their feet while milking the sympathy and delaying Coleman's campaign time, there would not be this problem.

The petition also argues that absentee ballots already returned and marked for Wellstone should be considered spoiled, thus allowing voters to request replacement ballots by mail. They want the whole absentee ballot disallowed. Sounds like they don't like the idea of the votes for Wellstone being voided while Coleman's votes are counted. A ruling allowing this would definitely be in their favor since more Republicans use absentee ballots than Democrats (ie military vote).

[McGruff]

anything less will disenfranchise thousands of voters

Wow, I just had a flash back to 2000 man.

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

Democraps are the most hate filled,intolerant people i've ever seen!That's really something to USE THE DEAD TO WIN AN ELECTION!

[Stultis]

This was predictable. (Note -- Ballots are NOT reprinted for a replacement candidate in this time frame. Instead the affected race is simply crossed out on all normal ballots and a special "supplemental" ballot is created that covers only the affected race.):

Posted by Stultis to deport
On News/Activism ^ 10/26/2002 7:20 PM CDT #42 of 42 ^

Absentee ballots that have been mailed prior to the preparation of official supplemental ballots shall be counted in the same manner as if the vacancy had not occurred. Official supplemental ballots shall not be mailed to absent voters to whom ballots were mailed before the official supplemental ballots were prepared.

Here is where the big fight could be if the election is close:

Absentee ballots.

So, the Democrat party does have the right to substitute a candidate under these circustances, up to four days before the election. Supplemental ballots are created for the race with the substitution, but, per legislation, nothing is done about absentee ballots (which I assume for the moment have all been mailed). The absentees are counted "as if the vacancy had not occurred," which seems to mean that Coleman votes therein will count for a valid candidate, but that Wellstone votes will count for Wellstone, i.e. not for any candidate still in the race.

Prediction: If the election turns out to be close, the Dems will insist "it's only fair"^TM to ignore the law and count absentee Wellstone votes as votes for the substitute candidate. If it should turn out to be pivotal, there will be a huge stink about this.

"It's Only Fair" is a trademark of the Democratic National Committee and is NOT licensed for use by the Republican Party. Such use is expressly forbiden to it and all its agents, associates, candidates or supporters thereof.

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[F-117A]

Why Wellstone's body isn't even cold yet and the Dims are playing politics already!

[subrosa sam]

Who the hell is the "DFL"?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Hypocricy, thy name is DEMOCRAT! F***ing SUBHUMAN SLIME.

If one has no moral compass, one's hipocrasiy knows no bounds. This is why the 'pubs are always at such a disadvantage, especially vis the modern leftists. The only thing that will work is MASSIVE 'pub voter turnout. Drive a stake...

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

The petition asks the court to order the secretary of state to stop sending out absentee ballots until a replacement for Wellstone is named.

Can some explain to me that with a week left to the election, why all of the absentee ballots haven't been sent out by now? They should have been mailed weeks ago.