VA Provisional voters NEED TO "BE PRESENT" & CONTACT Bd of Election to be counted!

[Samantha]

13. Maybe they can't Constitutionally do so

David Bois made the point with regard to Election 2000 that the Republicans were threatening different maneuvers that were not outlined in their state constitution. He said that once the votes were cast but before the outcome is determined, any changes made in the process could not take effect until THE NEXT ELECTION. His point exactly was you cannot change the rules in the middle of the game. To do so is in effect attempting to change the outcome.

One example of what he was talking about was the legislature's threats that even if through a recount Gore overtook Bush in the numbers, the Florida Legislature would still still send a Republican slate to be counted on the Commonwealth's behalf. That would not have been Federally Constitutionally permissible. So if there is no provision in Virginia's state constitution that in the event of a challenge or contest to the election those who had provisional ballots cast had to appear in person to authenticate their votes at a subsequent time, it is entirely possible that provision could be challenged in court.

If a Constitutional attorney challenged this, perhaps this condition could not be let stand.

Sam