another Florida?

[Frances Morey]

A phenomenal 15% of the registered voters in Travis County have already 
voted and there is three days to go for Early Voting.
Frances






>From: Connie Clark <connie_3c@yahoo.com>
>To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
>Subject: another Florida?
>Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 06:16:27 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>Fontaine wrote:
>I just heard that absentee ballots with votes for Wellstone will not be 
>counted. (I assume that includes those already cast) There is not time to 
>print absentee ballots with Mondale's name on them.  If the absentee votes 
>for Coleman are counted, and the race is close, that means that the 
>Republicans could take this Senate seat in spite of the Democrats having a 
>majority of votes. Does anyone see a flaw in my reasoning?
>-----
>
>The story I heard was that those who voted early
>could vote on election day in that one race - though I
>don't know how they'd determine that, secret ballot
>and all.
>    I still think Fritz is gonna take it. And old
>Jebbie may be in trouble in Fla they say.
>-----------------
>Jim
>
> >>>>>>
>
>Isn't it very likely that somewhere in the US, an election will be so close 
>(probably a Senate race), and the voting machines and process will be under 
>scrutiny again, and be found inadequate, or unsavory, maybe, since many 
>votes will be cast electronically and can be lost in cyberspace so easy, 
>well...I guarantee something will happen in this 50/50 nation...maybe not 
>in Minnesota, but could be Texas or Maryland or any of the other very close 
>elections that could make the Senate and/or House be George's own...and we 
>are screwed again!  The stakes are too high for the Bush team to let the 
>voters decide.
>
>Connie
>
>
>
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