Comments on: Liveblog: Minnesota State Canvassing Board http://minnesotaindependent.com/18680/liveblog News. Politics. Media. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Eric Ferguson http://minnesotaindependent.com/18680/liveblog/comment-page-1#comment-19213 Eric Ferguson Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:10:05 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=18680#comment-19213 It seems the key problem is the law assumes rejected absentee ballots are properly rejected, so those wrongly rejected have hit a legal gap. The principle that they should be counted seems clear, but legalese is often about finding technical reasons to avoid doing what's right. It seems the key problem is the law assumes rejected absentee ballots are properly rejected, so those wrongly rejected have hit a legal gap. The principle that they should be counted seems clear, but legalese is often about finding technical reasons to avoid doing what’s right.

]]> By: Jack Fuller http://minnesotaindependent.com/18680/liveblog/comment-page-1#comment-19209 Jack Fuller Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:09:19 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=18680#comment-19209 I just figured it out. Each side has lawyers and they get paid by the hour. I just figured it out. Each side has lawyers and they get paid by the hour.

]]> By: Jack Fuller http://minnesotaindependent.com/18680/liveblog/comment-page-1#comment-19208 Jack Fuller Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:07:04 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=18680#comment-19208 I wonder how many other state's voting regulations are unprepared for problems like Minnesota is facing. You would think that after so many years of statehood, these problems would have been sorted out by now. Is it because one party or the other senses defeat that makes nonsense challenges seem like good strategy? I wonder how many other state’s voting regulations are unprepared for problems like Minnesota is facing. You would think that after so many years of statehood, these problems would have been sorted out by now. Is it because one party or the other senses defeat that makes nonsense challenges seem like good strategy?

]]> By: Colemans girlfriend http://minnesotaindependent.com/18680/liveblog/comment-page-1#comment-19194 Colemans girlfriend Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:20:24 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=18680#comment-19194 What is not spelled out in the following media is that the absentee ballot spoil rate is at least 10 times the rate for a regular ballot. About 288,000 absentee ballots were cast, at this time 6,400 are spoiled, there are still 21 counties to add to that total. So the spoil rate is more than 2.2% for absentee ballots while a vote scanner misses about 0.1-0.2%. And this spoil rate could be over 3%. This is an unacceptable rate of spoil for 10% of the total ballots in this election and the Canvassing Board will have to do something or it will be done for them in the courts. What is not spelled out in the following media is that the absentee ballot spoil rate is at
least 10 times the rate for a regular ballot. About 288,000 absentee ballots were cast,
at this time 6,400 are spoiled, there are still 21 counties to add to that total.

So the spoil rate is more than 2.2% for absentee ballots while a vote scanner misses about 0.1-0.2%. And this spoil rate could be over 3%.

This is an unacceptable rate of spoil for 10% of the total ballots in this election and the Canvassing
Board will have to do something or it will be done for them in the courts.

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