Oh, MAN That's IT !
Just put the two together in a deathmatch ring and let them duke it out. If
one of them is taken out, then there will be no more lawsuits, and we will
have a president.
Nerd from Hell
(Now more than a little dimpled)chad
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 6:23 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Gadsden County
>
>
> Turns out a bunch of people checked two boxes: First, they
> voted for Gore.
> Then, they checked the "write-in" box and voted for Gore.
> Thus, there is
> yet another county thrown into the mix.
>
> JDG
>
> http://orlandosentinel.com/automagic/news/2000-11-16/ASECelgad
> sden1111600.html
>
> GOP may dispute Gadsden
> recount
>
> By Scott Maxwell
> of the Sentinel Staff
>
> Published in The Orlando Sentinel on November
> 16, 2000
>
> "What all these folks need to do is get out of
> Gadsden."
> -- Denny Hutchinson
> Elections supervisor
>
> QUINCY -- If Republican George W. Bush is still ahead
> when the Florida recounts are complete, then Gadsden
> County may be no more than a footnote in political
> history. But if Democrat Al Gore takes the
> lead, then this
> small, poor county in Florida`s Panhandle may play a
> pivotal role in deciding the next president.
>
> That`s because Republican lawyers are quietly mounting
> a legal challenge to a recount there last
> week that netted
> Gore 153 votes. If Gore pulls ahead, the GOP
> may try to
> take back those votes, arguing that they were added
> illegally and in a somewhat secretive manner.
>
> Publicly, Republican lawyers aren`t saying much about
> their legal plans. They have said simply that
> they objected
> to a canvassing meeting last week in which Gadsden
> elections officials double-checked ballots
> that had been
> rejected by machine. If voters checked the box next to
> Gore and also wrote in Gore`s name in the
> "write-in" box,
> the board accepted the vote. They did the
> same for Bush
> votes. But Gore came out 153 votes ahead.
>
> Counties all over the state, including
> Orange, have done
> the same thing. But in few other counties did
> the recheck
> help out Gore so much. And Republicans say Gadsden
> officials overstepped their authority in checking the
> double-marked ballots.
>
> The GOP also objected, saying it was allowed to watch
> the canvassing board but couldn`t hear what
> the elections
> officials were saying about each ballot.
>
> Still, the GOP has not filed a lawsuit --
> only placed its
> objection on record with Gadsden officials.
>
> Democrats, though, say it is obvious what Republicans
> are trying to do. "They are trying to lay the
> groundwork
> for a lawsuit," said Bob Giolito, an attorney for the
> Democrats` recount committee.
>
> Democrats think that if Bush is declared the winner,
> Republicans won`t say another word about this poor and
> mostly black county. But if Gore takes the lead,
> Democrats think, Republicans will point to
> Gadsden as the
> poster child of Florida`s political problems
> and file a
> lawsuit saying so.
>
> News of the Gadsden situation hit residents of Quincy,
> the county seat, by surprise. Quincy, after
> all, is 30 miles
> west of Tallahassee and more closely resembles
> Mayberry.
>
> "Who`d a thought that anyone would care about
> us?" said
> Quincy resident James Evans, while crossing South
> Madison Street.
>
> Elections Supervisor Denny Hutchinson, who answers all
> of the phone calls in his tiny office, had
> stronger words
> for the news media crowd gathering in his lobby. "What
> all these folks need to do is get out of
> Gadsden," he said.
>
> Ken Sukhia, an attorney for Bush`s campaign, said he
> might do just that. Sukhia, a former U.S. attorney who
> was appointed by President George Bush, said that the
> GOP isn`t closing the door to any possibilities.
>
> The situation may leave Americans wondering when all
> of the lawsuits may end. The answer: No time soon.
>
> Florida law allows parties to file lawsuits
> that contest
> elections for up to 10 days after the last
> canvassing board
> certifies its results. That means, at the
> earliest, the
> lawsuit
> deadline will expire Nov. 24. But if Palm
> Beach or other
> counties don`t certify their results until
> this weekend or
> next week, the deadline for lawsuits could
> stretch into
> December.
>
> In other words, the presidential election
> could be certified
> by the secretary of state, and one of the
> candidates may
> be declared a winner. But the state`s
> statutes will still
> allow anyone who wants to file a lawsuit to
> challenge the
> election.
>
> Even Sukhia conceded: "It`s pretty crazy."
>
> Posted Nov 15 2000 10:20PM
>
> _______________________________________________
> John D. Giorgis - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - ICQ #3527685
> "Now is not the Time for Third Chances,
> It is a Time for New Beginnings."
> - George W. Bush 8/3/00
> ******************VOTE BUSH / CHENEY 2000 *******************
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