Hearing to be held on Va. election suit

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Hearing to be held on Va. election suit
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Dec 8, 2008 20:59:54 EST

RICHMOND, Va. — The State Board of Elections is going back to court to defend itself against a lawsuit that seeks to compel it to count late absentee ballots from military personnel serving outside the state.

A hearing on the case is scheduled Monday in U.S. District Court in Richmond.

The U.S. Justice Department has replaced John McCain’s presidential campaign as the plaintiff. U.S. District Judge Richard L. Williams ruled in November that the Republican ticket lacked standing to sue and approved the Justice Department’s motion to intervene.

The lawsuit claims absentee ballots weren’t mailed on time to military members outside Virginia.

A 1986 federal law requires ballots to be mailed to military voters in foreign countries at least 45 days before the election, which this year would have been Sept. 20.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/12/ap_election_lawsuit_120808/%2e