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manelly PO3
Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 294 Location: AZ
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 8:47 pm Post subject: Have the Military votes been counted yet? |
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anyone know _________________ Enlighten the people, generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like spirits at the dawn of day.
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Anker-Klanker Admiral
Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 1033 Location: Richardson, TX
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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Don't know, but I doubt it. These are officially absentee votes, and most states allow considerable time after the election to tally up absentee votes. |
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manelly PO3
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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so, we won't know the results of this for apx. 11 days? _________________ Enlighten the people, generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like spirits at the dawn of day.
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Steve Z Rear Admiral
Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Posts: 687 Location: West Hartford CT
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:51 pm Post subject: Absentee Ballots |
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Interesting question about the military absentee ballots.
Bush already has enough electoral votes to win the Presidency with OH and NV, so maybe they might not bother counting them, unless there are enough of them to possibly influence the outcome of an election in a state (either the Presidential election or a House or Senate election).
But, if Kerry had tried to contest Ohio in order to win the Presidency, the military absentee ballots could have played a major role...Kerry only won Wisconsin by 11,813, and a large number of absentee Bush votes could have swung Wisconsin to Bush. Even without Ohio, Bush's other states + NM + IA + WI = 276 EV. _________________ The traitor will crater! |
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JCJR Lt.Jg.
Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Posts: 114
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:11 pm Post subject: Re: Absentee Ballots |
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Wonder if all the votes will be counted just for official tallies?
As Steve mentioned, WI and a couple of other states are close enough, that Bush's final Electoral Vote might be even more lopsided if all the votes are required to be counted? |
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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Anker-Klanker wrote: | Don't know, but I doubt it. These are officially absentee votes, and most states allow considerable time after the election to tally up absentee votes. |
I heard on Fox that we will not hear about that for about three more weeks. |
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OKLady Lt.Jg.
Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 126 Location: Edmond, OK
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 12:49 am Post subject: Re: Absentee Ballots |
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JCJR wrote: | Wonder if all the votes will be counted just for official tallies?
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Good question and we should call up our state election boards to find out how they handle these votes .... I would bet that they count them, for any reason but also to cover their buts... |
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BuffaloJack Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 1637 Location: Buffalo, New York
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:48 am Post subject: |
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The MSM says that the absentee ballots won't be counted for another two weeks. The have to accept the ones still coming in if the post mark is pre-election day and as far as the military goes (i.e., no stamp or post mark) some will get counted and some will probably get their voting rights denied. _________________ Swift Boats - Qui Nhon (12/69-4/70), Cat Lo (4/70-5/70), Vung Tau (5/70-12/71) |
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Redview Seaman Apprentice
Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 88 Location: indiana
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 11:44 am Post subject: will we know? |
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I wonder if he called it quits so the military vote percenatage
would not be published? Might have been a little embarassing |
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Ladder Yankee 33 Ensign
Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 68 Location: Cumming, GA
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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I'm checking with the Georgia State Elections Board to determine when the overseas Military ballots are due, and when will the results be posted. Suggest each of you check with your State Election Board for the status. Let them know that you are retired military and Vietnam Vets and have a interest in this issue. _________________ "Win the Delta Come Hell or High Water!"
RivDiv11, RAS111, T-111-9, RM3 11/68-11/69 |
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nccjones Ensign
Joined: 05 Sep 2004 Posts: 62 Location: Virginia Beach
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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Kerry himself said that every vote should count. So to me, that means count all the military absentee votes also. After all, the majority of them are republican votes, so it would be interesting to see how that effects the blue states.
I hope my absentee ballot was counted since I mailed mine out the first week of October, so it should have arrived well before the deadline. |
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