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Alekzander

(479 posts)
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 04:59 PM Dec 2016

Florida Governor Busted Attempting To Toss Thousands Of Mail-In B

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A federal judge on Saturday blocked Florida Governor Rick Scott’s attempt to throw out tens of thousands of mail-in ballots, then publicly reprimanded him, several news outlets reported. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a blistering caution to Scott’s top election official on a lawsuit about vote-by-mail ballots.

According to ABC News, the judge accused Governor Scott appointed Secretary of State Ken Detzner of “delaying a hearing on the lawsuit, so that he could use every second available to run out the clock,” . That means, there would not be enough time to address the lawsuit. Then, Judge Walker said the governor’s man, Detzner, was in effect committing an “undeclared war’ on Florida voters’ rights.

Florida’s Democratic Party filed a lawsuit asserting that thousands of vote-by-mail ballots were rejected each election, because the voter’s ballot envelope and the registration file signatures do not match. Without a signature, Florida law says that a vote-by-mail ballot cannot be counted.




http://politicaldig.com/florida-governor-busted-attempting-toss-thousands-mail-ballots/

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Florida Governor Busted Attempting To Toss Thousands Of Mail-In B (Original Post) Alekzander Dec 2016 OP
These fucking Republicans! They cannot "win" without cheating, ever, it seems. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2016 #1
Well maybe you are right: A Trump Campaign Staffer Was Just Convicted On Ten Charges Of Felony Elec Alekzander Dec 2016 #3
I'm sure he thinks is "God Emperor" will pardon his sketchy ass... Raster Dec 2016 #8
What do you mean by "maybe"? You're not convinced by now. YOHABLO Dec 2016 #19
I have to say I am shocked...they stole the election...they really did. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #24
The Republican scumbags who are cheating America deserve Orange jumpsuits Achilleaze Dec 2016 #2
I hope those jumpsuits were murielm99 Dec 2016 #9
They are probably made by the prison industry itself. YOHABLO Dec 2016 #20
LOCK HIM UP Angry Dragon Dec 2016 #4
Good! Caught! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #5
Fair judge, that's great! Plus there's the lawsuit filed by Clint that's in process re:equipment JudyM Dec 2016 #6
RECOUNT FLORIDA... RECOUNT FLORIDA... RECOUNT FLORIDA... RECOUNT FLORIDA... RECOUNT FLORIDA... Raster Dec 2016 #7
Wasn't this from before the election? BzaDem Dec 2016 #10
No date on the article. tecelote Dec 2016 #11
Yes, it was in October SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #12
Exactly. Old news..from BEFORE the election. eom DonViejo Dec 2016 #16
Ridiculous that someone's siggy didn't match - signature comparison is subjective... iluvtennis Dec 2016 #13
This is from election night.. 11/8/16 secondwind Dec 2016 #14
Doubtful SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #21
You know what? world wide wally Dec 2016 #15
Cheat'n motherfuckers! Even if it is old. lonestarnot Dec 2016 #17
The election season need to be federalized Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #18
Lawsuit filed to force Florida recount Alekzander Dec 2016 #22
Florida voters sue for recount Alekzander Dec 2016 #23
 

Alekzander

(479 posts)
3. Well maybe you are right: A Trump Campaign Staffer Was Just Convicted On Ten Charges Of Felony Elec
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 05:05 PM
Dec 2016

A staffer for Donald Trump’s campaign in Michigan –which Trump narrowly won by just over 10,000 votes– was found guilty of election fraud.

It took less than an hour for a jury to convict Brandon Michael Hall on 10 counts of election law fraud, following a day-and-a-half trial in Ottawa County Circuit Court in Michigan, the Grand Haven Tribune reported.

The 27-year-old Grand Haven resident showed only a little emotion and quickly composed himself as the jury foreman announced the verdict.

Susan Demas, publisher of Inside Michigan Politics, broke the news on Twitter Wednesday afternoon:

http://politicaldig.com/trump-campaign-chair-just-convicted-ten-charges-felony-election-fraud/

murielm99

(30,733 posts)
9. I hope those jumpsuits were
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 05:19 PM
Dec 2016

made in a sweatshop as cheaply as possible. I hope they chafe, fall apart, smell, and whatever else it takes to make republican scum as uncomfortable as hell.

Raster

(20,998 posts)
7. RECOUNT FLORIDA... RECOUNT FLORIDA... RECOUNT FLORIDA... RECOUNT FLORIDA... RECOUNT FLORIDA...
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 05:14 PM
Dec 2016

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BzaDem

(11,142 posts)
10. Wasn't this from before the election?
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 05:24 PM
Dec 2016

I remember reading what sounds like this exact article, if memory serves. The link in the article seems to just go to ABC's home page.

iluvtennis

(19,850 posts)
13. Ridiculous that someone's siggy didn't match - signature comparison is subjective...
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 05:39 PM
Dec 2016

...I registered to vote over 30 years ago. I call tell you my signature has changed 2 or 3 times since then.

IMHO, this is just further voter suppression. Very sad.

Florida needs to be recounted. They closed their books too quickly for me - I suspect to cover up something.

world wide wally

(21,740 posts)
15. You know what?
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 05:39 PM
Dec 2016

Fuck these deadlines!
I'd rather live in a functioning democracy than some oligarchic fascist state just so we could be on time with these arbitrary deadlines to turn in election results.
What good are the results if they are lies?

 

Alekzander

(479 posts)
22. Lawsuit filed to force Florida recount
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 06:19 PM
Dec 2016

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Yesterday a federally registered nonprofit election entity launched a fundraiser to cover the court costs of a lawsuit it intended to file in the name of forcing a statewide recount in the narrowly decided state of Florida. The attorney fees were fully crowdfunded within a matter of hours. And today the attorney in question announced that he has officially filed the lawsuit in question, creating at least some possibility that a Florida recount may happen.


http://www.palmerreport.com/news/lawsuit-officially-filed-to-force-florida-recount/339/

 

Alekzander

(479 posts)
23. Florida voters sue for recount
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 08:52 AM
Dec 2016

TALLAHASSEE — Three central Florida voters are mounting an unlikely bid to overturn the presidential election result in the Sunshine State.

In a lawsuit filed Monday in Leon Circuit Court, they assert that Hillary Clinton, not Donald Trump, actually won Florida. The plaintiffs, who live in Osceola and Volusia counties, say the state’s official election results were off because of hacking, malfunctioning voting machines and other problems.

They're asking for a hand recount of every paper ballot in Florida, at the expense of defendants including Trump, Gov. Rick Scott and the 29 Republican presidential electors from Florida.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/florida-voters-sue-for-recount/ar-AAlbJKa?li=BBnb7Kz

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