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DogPoundPup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 09:48 PM Original message |
(MN) Election judge is dumbfounded her ballot was rejected |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oooh, I don't see this working out well for Coleman. |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. Rolling on the Fucking Floor, Laughing My Ass Off! |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. Having your vote tossed by the candidate you voted for -- PRICELESS! nt |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 11:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I'm sure it was all about the principal of the thing. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 11:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. I don't know MN. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 11:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. It was the last line of the article. nt |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 12:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Thanks! |
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MrsBrady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 09:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
44. right! |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. NA NA NA NA NA Time to wake up America!!!!!!!! |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. Coleman's camp, which rejected 59 of the 60 ballots set aside Tuesday in St. Louis County, |
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mduffy31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
68. Two Casinos |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
6. It is ironic, but still... why don't the dates match? |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Agreed, dotcosm. People are very blase about following details--or cannot comprehend |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 04:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
29. Absentee ballots are not for everyone.. The slightest thing can get it squashed |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 10:54 AM Response to Reply #29 |
56. And yet, voters in Washington and Oregon have absolutely no choice |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #56 |
81. I'll bet that the first few times they used the system, some people were confused |
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LiberalHeart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Well, see, one signed just before midnight & the other just after midnight. |
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sgsmith (305 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 11:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. From a web site: |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 12:57 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. . |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 08:23 AM Response to Reply #12 |
36. yes and we never put the wrong date on a check or bill or something else |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 09:37 AM Response to Reply #12 |
46. It shouldn't be necessary to have a person witness another observe them fill out the ballot. |
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NavyDem (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #46 |
66. Or,,,, |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #66 |
77. That's a good question too. Better yet, is there different criteria just because military? |
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Beausoleil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #12 |
48. So I guess that means |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #48 |
70. From the FAQ section of the MN SOS site |
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Beausoleil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #70 |
75. That makes more sense n/t |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
67. ... |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
79. NO, it does not say it has to be signed on the same date it was sealed. |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 01:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. She's an elections judge |
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NBachers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:37 AM Response to Reply #6 |
22. Well, let's see . . . |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:27 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Then I guess you don't get what the point of the "witness" is? |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #22 |
47. Maybe the election judge filled out the ballot one day and then had a friend |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 08:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
38. Doesn't matter, that is not a valid reason to reject a ballot under MN law |
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minnesota_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. I agree |
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minnesota_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 09:02 AM Response to Reply #6 |
40. I've been using 12/30/08 on all my checks today |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #6 |
42. Of course - the witness could have had the date wrong - or it could have been misread. |
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ShadowLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #6 |
45. It doesn't matter, the dates not matching isn't a valid reason for rejecting the ballot under MN law |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 10:21 AM Response to Reply #6 |
52. I Have to Agree |
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Beausoleil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. If that is what the law states, then it still doesn't make sense |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 11:07 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. It Could be That the Law Isn't Written Well |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #6 |
54. Dupe |
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inchhigh (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
62. No date required |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #6 |
63. A witness for your absentee ballot? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
64. According to the article, her witness can't believe the dates would be different either. n/t |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
78. Don't know but |
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minnesota_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-30-08 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
10. Expect lots of dirty tricks from Coleman |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
14. A coleman voter gets the shaft from coleman, how fitting /nt |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
17. Randi Rhodes says Al Franken's difficult election is karmic payback for dismissing her concerns... |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 01:50 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I like Al but his denial of it made me mad |
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tclambert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 06:51 AM Response to Reply #17 |
32. Moderators: Can you do something about post #17, |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #17 |
43. Yeah |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #43 |
82. Maybe. But an Al Franken win will take ten years off Bill O'Reilly's life. n/t |
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wildflowergardener (863 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:20 AM Response to Original message |
20. way she voted |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 04:31 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. yup.. that would certainly be an "identifying mark".... |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #20 |
51. He can't because |
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tomhayes (476 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:32 AM Response to Original message |
21. Maybe |
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sunnystarr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 07:20 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. The MN statute has no mention or requirement of a date |
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jdadd (950 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #35 |
60. "The notary or witness should do this from afar".... |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:49 AM Response to Original message |
23. How can they toss ballots? On what grounds? |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
65. Thank-you! We're working on this concept of importing democracy to our country, |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
24. Coleman is a idiot and I agree with the author of that article |
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Mnpaul (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:09 AM Response to Original message |
25. Good ole Norm just can't embarass himself enough |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:57 AM Response to Original message |
27. She voted for Coleman! |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 06:06 AM Response to Original message |
30. K&R&LMAO! |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
31. Yes, it's ironic that Norm rejected 1 vote for himself, but how many votes for Al did he reject? |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
33. If the witness duly witnessed the vote, but forgot to sign the form, then |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #33 |
49. Agreed! Candidates should not be allowed to reject or accept a ballot. |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
34. Norm is trying to cheat |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 08:52 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Franken agreed to have all illegally rejected absentee ballots counted... |
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ThisThreadIsSatire (697 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
37. And Norm is probably wondering... |
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happygoluckytoyou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
50. why would she be "THE LAST PERSON".... does it only count if it is an ELECTION JUDGE ? ? ? |
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Broadslidin (949 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
53. Don't forget, we have dinner at eight.... Norm |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
57. Excuse me but BOTH |
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asjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
59. I have to say this: Is anyone here |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
61. I don't like these rules at all. |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. It was a bizarre 3-2 decision of the Minnesota Supreme Court. |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
71. One way to resolve this bullshit is to actually call in the voters |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
72. My guess is most people whose ballots were rejected would be dumbfounded |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
73. A woman who wanted to vote for Coleman messed up her absentee ballot, even though she is |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
74. Thought she had the right to vote, huh? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
76. I am entirely UNSURPRISED that this judge is a Republican. Note the TONE of her comments. |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-31-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #76 |
80. So true |
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