McKinney campaign claims name left off ballots

[gatorboy]

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/McKinney_campaign_claims_name_left_off_0808.html

The campaign of Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), facing a difficult run-off in Georgia against challenger Hank Johnson today, issued statements on her website to indicate that voting irregularities have adversely affected her election chances.

Officials, though, tell RAW STORY, that, as of press time, none of the allegations can been substantiated. “We have monitors on the ground addressing each of these issues," Kara Sinkule of the Secretary of State’s office said. "We have not had any of these allegations substantiated.”

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Earlier, another member of his election committee reported receiving a call that "neither of the candidates names was on a ballot."

Seeking to resolve these and similar issues, Sinkule said that it appears that most of the controversies involve people who couldn’t find Rep. McKinney on their ballots because they mistakenly believed they were in her district, or because they had registered to vote as Republicans. This does not seem to address the specific claim that fourth district ballots listed Johnson, but not McKinney.
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Okay, what does that last paragraph mean? Is he saying that voters registered to vote as Republicans weren't able to find McKinney on their ballots? Why not? :wtf:

[The Deacon]

1. Because She's A Democrat

They would receive a REPUBLICAN ballot.

[LoZoccolo]

2. Mmmmaybe because you are not allowed to vote in the Democratic primary...

...if you are a Republican?

[gatorboy]

3. Really? Why not?

What happens if you change your mind at the last minute (screw this Republican thing!).

Hey, it happens! :P

[LoZoccolo]

6. I'm not sure about the state of Georgia, but in Illinois...

...you can change at the polling place. But you do change your entire affiliation when you switch, which would mean you couldn't vote for one party's nominees in some races and another party's nominees in others in the same primary.

[Rosemary2205]

8. Georgia allows you to switch hit -- except

whatever party to took in the main primary is who you have to take in the runoff. However, the next primary you can vote on whatever ballot you want.

[rinsd]

7. GA doesn't have party affiliation declared.

You can vote in any party's primary but you can only vote in one primary.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

4. Start Pulling Out The Excuses

Some of these "ENTITLED" politicians just don't know when they've lost, and when to give up. Too bad it didn't work that way for some who truly did win, like Kerry or Gore, especially the former, who gave up the minute the wind started to blow.

She's going to lose, her career is done, but she'll blame it on EVERYONE and EVERYTHING else, besides herself, and the mistakes she's made. There is ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY by these folks who are ENTITLED to their offices.

For those with power, like McKinney and Lieberman, the thought of being without it, is too much to bear. It's really too bad we have to go through the whole charade with elections, because they feel they're entitled to stay in the offices for LIFE, regardless of what the insignificant voters might think.

[mom cat]

5. Hope she fights like hell if these riggiging attempts cause her to

appear to lose.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

9. This Is A Bit Much For Me.

Election Irregularities are a reality. But we can't pull this card out with every single friggin election process.

If she loses is it because her district no longer wanted her to be their rep, period.

[Rex]

10. McKinney is one of the last 911 warriors, the BFEE needs her removed

from office at any cost. Looks like they will win.

[adriennui]

11. oh come on now.

ever hear of the boy who cried wolf? you lose your credibility when you take up the cause of a wack-job like mckinney. there's plenty of chicanery, if she loses it's because the voters think she sucked.

[Rex]

12. Keep dreaming that dream.

nt

[GrouchoMarxist]

13. You Are So Right On

McKinney is a wack-job and an elitist of the worst kind. She makes Condi Rice look like Eleanor Roosevelt. No way does she represent black working people.

[Poppyseedman]

14. Please, just possibly the voters are tired of her acting like a moron

As for the BFEE wanted her removed, she is doing a few job of doing that herself.

BFEE doesn't need to do a thing, heck they could probably throw votes her way and she still would lose

[Synnical]

15. AP: GOP turnout likely key in McKinney's race

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14249774/

Georgia Rep. faces a real chance of upset from fellow Democrat

Updated: 4:21 p.m. ET Aug. 8, 2006

DECATUR, Ga. - Rep. Cynthia McKinney had expected an easy return to Congress this year, but instead faces a runoff Tuesday and the real chance of being upset by a fellow Democrat for the second time in three primary elections.

While many political observers cite McKinney's scuffle with a U.S. Capitol Police officer in March for energizing the campaign of her runoff opponent, attorney Hank Johnson, she blamed Republicans for her failure to get enough primary votes to avoid a runoff.

Trying to rally Democrats, McKinney predicted that Republicans would come out in droves Tuesday like they did in 2002 to vote against her, as part of what she referred to during the campaign's final televised debate Saturday as the ABC - Anybody But Cynthia - movement.

In Georgia, a registered voter can choose either a Democratic or Republican ballot in the primary, and they must select that same ballot in a runoff.

McKinney has characterized Johnson as a Democrat awash in Republican money and votes. Four years ago, McKinney was ousted after a decade in Congress by political newcomer and fellow Democrat Denise Majette, who was backed by an organized, well-funded Republican effort. (McKinney returned to Congress in 2004 after Majette left the seat to run for the Senate.)