jfields 0 #1 November 5, 2003 It is just the Democrats that are sore losers when their candidate loses, right, Vinny? Only "Liberal Lefties" would blame it on voting irregularities. http://www.nbc4.com/news/2613413/detail.html?treets=dc&tid=2652827877813&tml=dc_12pm&tmi=dc_12pm_7743_10500111052003&ts=H Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #2 November 5, 2003 That's not a recount, Justin, that's an audit on what could be a thousand votes if precinct size is similar to California. If the Democrat won by significantly more than that, it is a waste of time. I spent the last two and a half years as an elections official in my county (miserable work), so regardless of who the contestants are, this is a valid complaint. It's why in Elections the saying is "pray for a landslide". There are always errors and the officials just hope that the win is big enough for whatever side to obscure them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #3 November 5, 2003 Deuce, Had to nitpick, didn't ya? Can't I have my moment of picking on the Republicans that have a holier-than-thou attitude about what great sports they are, only because they won the last major election? They claimed all sorts of things about how Democrats don't respect the election process, etc., etc., only to do the exact same thing when the tables flip. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Deuce 1 #4 November 5, 2003 Dude, they are politicians, and when you throw them down a well they will grab at anything as they fall, be it a root-branch or a baby's leg. Politics is a bloodsport. Having worked in it, I am only seeing the technical aspects as having merit or not. The bottom line in Florida was that in a statewide election they did not have a statewide standard of what constituted a vote. That would never have been an issue in California, as we have a statewide standard and the Elections Officials stay in close contact and meet monthly on what the f*ck the legislature is up to regarding laws they pass that affects statewide standards. Having 10 machines "go down" is significant, but there should be a written procedure in place to deal with it already. It's problematic as hell when you don't have a written policy, cause then everybody's lawyers come crawling up out of the sewers trying to influence the response to the generation of an unforseen problem. And no, I do not expect you not to pick such a juicy low hanging republican fruit as this one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TheAnvil 0 #5 November 5, 2003 Why not at all Justin, just most of the time. This article sux. Was it the national RNC, the VA Republican party, the losing candidate, or The Vatican who filed the suit? How many votes decided the election? What sort of machines were they and what sort of historical failure rate do they have? I agree with the Judge's decision. Without some more data than this article presents, I really can't make an educated comment on the situation because I'm not familiar with it. The left earned its reputation in Florida. They worked hard at it. I give them the credit they deserve.Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 3,116 #6 November 5, 2003 >If the Democrat won by significantly more than that, it is a waste of time. Connolly (D) 81,871 Brickner (R) 68,286 Precincts:84% Full details Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 3,116 #7 November 5, 2003 >Was it the national RNC, the VA Republican party, the losing >candidate, or The Vatican who filed the suit? How many votes > decided the election? What sort of machines were they and what sort > of historical failure rate do they have? From the Washington Post: -------------------------------------- A hastily filed lawsuit by the Fairfax County Republican Committee and Friends of Mychele B. Brickner (R), the losing candidate for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, asks the court to set aside the votes from the nine machines until a judge determines whether they were recorded properly. . . . Nine malfunctioning voting machines were removed for repair and then put back in service, a move that Fairfax Republicans said broke election law. Several hundred votes were under scrutiny, not enough to affect the outcome of countywide races. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Deuce 1 #4 November 5, 2003 Dude, they are politicians, and when you throw them down a well they will grab at anything as they fall, be it a root-branch or a baby's leg. Politics is a bloodsport. Having worked in it, I am only seeing the technical aspects as having merit or not. The bottom line in Florida was that in a statewide election they did not have a statewide standard of what constituted a vote. That would never have been an issue in California, as we have a statewide standard and the Elections Officials stay in close contact and meet monthly on what the f*ck the legislature is up to regarding laws they pass that affects statewide standards. Having 10 machines "go down" is significant, but there should be a written procedure in place to deal with it already. It's problematic as hell when you don't have a written policy, cause then everybody's lawyers come crawling up out of the sewers trying to influence the response to the generation of an unforseen problem. And no, I do not expect you not to pick such a juicy low hanging republican fruit as this one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #5 November 5, 2003 Why not at all Justin, just most of the time. This article sux. Was it the national RNC, the VA Republican party, the losing candidate, or The Vatican who filed the suit? How many votes decided the election? What sort of machines were they and what sort of historical failure rate do they have? I agree with the Judge's decision. Without some more data than this article presents, I really can't make an educated comment on the situation because I'm not familiar with it. The left earned its reputation in Florida. They worked hard at it. I give them the credit they deserve.Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,116 #6 November 5, 2003 >If the Democrat won by significantly more than that, it is a waste of time. Connolly (D) 81,871 Brickner (R) 68,286 Precincts:84% Full details Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,116 #7 November 5, 2003 >Was it the national RNC, the VA Republican party, the losing >candidate, or The Vatican who filed the suit? How many votes > decided the election? What sort of machines were they and what sort > of historical failure rate do they have? From the Washington Post: -------------------------------------- A hastily filed lawsuit by the Fairfax County Republican Committee and Friends of Mychele B. Brickner (R), the losing candidate for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, asks the court to set aside the votes from the nine machines until a judge determines whether they were recorded properly. . . . Nine malfunctioning voting machines were removed for repair and then put back in service, a move that Fairfax Republicans said broke election law. Several hundred votes were under scrutiny, not enough to affect the outcome of countywide races. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
