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In Sauk County, there’s a convent, Valley of our Lady Monastery that is inhabited by 18 Cistercian nuns. These nuns take a vow of silence, with their main occupation being the making the communion wafers. I am not making this up, the website couldn’t be better: http://www.nunocist.org/page2.html. The majority of these nuns stay at the Monastery their entire life…living the simplest of simple lives. Every election the Town of Sumpter Clerk, Donna Ziegler, drops off 18 ballots so the nuns can vote. She later picks them up, prior to the election in a single, large, sealed envelope—not opening the large...

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton is actively campaigning for new legislation that she calls the "Count Every Vote Act," promising that the bill "will restore the integrity of our system and strengthen our democracy." But in an email pitching the measure to supporters, Mrs. Clinton makes no mention of the bill's most controversial provision - eliminating voting restrictions on ex-cons. "The Count Every Vote Act provides for common sense reforms that will make an immediate difference," the top Democrat promises. "This bill ensures that every electronic voting machine provides a verified paper ballot for every vote cast; sets uniform standards...

November 29, 2004 Gregoire's illegitimate recount As Seth notes below, John Fund asks in today's WSJ Opinion Journal "Will Democrats steal the Washington governorship?" Well they're certainly going to try. I heard on KUOW this morning (can't find any report on line) that Gregoire will definitely ask for a hand recount this week. How should the Republicans respond? First, it's important to reiterate that Dino Rossi won two statewide counts; even after the Gregoire people won all of their legal and procedural fights to obtain certain unfair advantages; even after they were permitted to hand in questionable (and in...

"Frenchie Kerry" (Based on "Spanish Eddie" sung by Laura Branigan) There were chads in the air And ballots everywhere you looked So there wasn't a lot And the votes got you know you took And I remember wonderin' Where you'd been The night Frenchie Kerry cashed it in The night Frenchie Kerry cashed it in They were playin' "Desolation Row" On the radio The night Frenchie Kerry fell from grace There was sadness on Daschle's face On the night that Kerry failed Sanity prevailed It was June or July When the heat from the press beat down It was famine...

SECOND CHANCE: Broward Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes said her office is resending about 76,000 absentee ballots to voters who say they asked for but still haven't received them. Broward County's election office is resending about 76,000 absentee ballots to voters who say they asked for but still haven't received them, an ominous sign of voting problems just days before the nation again sets its eyes on Florida. The elections office is still trying to discover why so many people haven't received the absentee ballots. But with so little time before Tuesday's election, officials will mail out replacements -- thousands...

Gore, Democrat Voters Demand End to Filibuster WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a startling turn of events, thousands of opponents of the Bush administration have turned their wrath on Senate Democrats for obstructing the confirmation vote for U.S. Court of Appeals nominee Miguel Estrada. Senate minority leader Tom Daschle orchestrated a filibuster earlier this week to prevent the appointment of Estrada, who he and other Democrat senators say has not been forthcoming enough during the hearing process. Democratic operatives demonstrate in hopes of securing an up-or-down vote on the Estrada nomination. Former Senator and Vice President Al Gore himself spoke out...