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Dickster

(103 posts)
25. Repubs tried something similar during the Franken recount in 2008
Sat Nov 21, 2020, 10:51 PM
Nov 2020

I was a trained election observer during the Franken-Coleman recount in 2008 in a rural Minnesota county.The republican observers claimed that every ballot that had a write in was a marked ballot. There were a bunch of open school board races throughout the county, so there were over 400 ballots with write ins. There were three election officials and one Democratic and one Republican observer that all had to agree for each ballot to be counted. The republicans refused to agree on any ballot with a write-iin, so we sent over 400 ballots to the state that we couldn’t agree on. A judge threw it back to the county level and said count them. After over 8000 ballots we looked, there was only one that we couldn’t determine the intent of the voter.

Is it rocket science to figure out what to do? beachbumbob Nov 2020 #1
They know exactly what they're doing. Delay, delay, and delay. Merlot Nov 2020 #14
they can toss out the disruptors and if theu act up, charge them with disorderly conduct beachbumbob Nov 2020 #31
interfering in an election is a felony. arrest them if they won't stop nt msongs Nov 2020 #2
+1 SheltieLover Nov 2020 #5
Spot the Republican observer. ZZenith Nov 2020 #3
No doubt! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #4
I thought the same thing! bamagal62 Nov 2020 #11
Cut him some slack. It's the first time he ever wore one. marble falls Nov 2020 #23
You are probably spot on there... FarPoint Nov 2020 #24
It all goes right back to education. SergeStorms Nov 2020 #33
Time for Biden campaign legal reps to step in and defend the process Raven123 Nov 2020 #6
motherfucker. get your mask over your damned nose or get the fuck out. bullimiami Nov 2020 #7
this TeamPooka Nov 2020 #10
Spreadneck. Cetacea Nov 2020 #17
Force this asshole to wear the mask RIGHT or bluestarone Nov 2020 #8
Just like the NFL's rule limiting the # of challenges a team/coach can make... Blue Owl Nov 2020 #9
Spoke to a friend who is serving as a Democratic observer before I read this onenote Nov 2020 #12
Can you explain what could be done to stop this crap bluestarone Nov 2020 #15
I have never seen such a poor loser in my life Marthe48 Nov 2020 #13
"Trump observers "clearly don't know what they are doing."" William769 Nov 2020 #16
Ditto Septua Nov 2020 #19
OK pal, Turbineguy Nov 2020 #18
Can't civil rights charges be levied? TheRealNorth Nov 2020 #20
Trump supporters don't know what they are doing? Initech Nov 2020 #21
Someone should be filming these people doing this and then take it front of a judge to demand that IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #22
Repubs tried something similar during the Franken recount in 2008 Dickster Nov 2020 #25
I would make sure to send a bill for the delay to Trump. LiberalFighter Nov 2020 #26
Does anyone know what happens if the recount isn't done in time? Talitha Nov 2020 #27
From my understanding, the count has already been certified. To me, that says it's already a done IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #32
Note asshole with nose sticking out of mask. louis-t Nov 2020 #28
Straight from the 2000 Recount playbook sandensea Nov 2020 #29
K&R BlueWavePsych Nov 2020 #30
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