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Bernie Sanders

Dragonfli

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17. It was hard, but after three appeals to three separate officials, I did cast an affidavit ballot

Reply to Pastiche423 (Reply #16)

Tue May 3, 2016, 09:10 PM

May 2016

Unfortunately, no matter what anyone tells you provisional ballots or "affidavit" ballots as they are called here are merely placebo votes and are counted so incredibly seldom as to be completely negligible to any outcome of any election, even one as small as school board.

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Bernie leading 51% to Hillary 49%! [View all] Pastiche423 May 2016 OP

52% now! arcane1 May 2016 #1

Question -- -none May 2016 #3

I think those delegate totals are for Super delegates? Pastiche423 May 2016 #6

But they don't count until the convention. -none May 2016 #8

Wait a mintue... Pastiche423 May 2016 #9

Election irregularities? -none May 2016 #10

There are those, but the totals yo see are not what you think. Read my post to your or. question /nt Dragonfli May 2016 #13

Correct, they are the result of the total pleded delegates already voted (not this primary)/nt Dragonfli May 2016 #12

she buys them, collects them, bought hundreds before anyone even declared, however the total you Dragonfli May 2016 #11

You din't get to vote? Pastiche423 May 2016 #14

No, I apparently was kicked out of the party after 37 years of loyalty without notification. Dragonfli May 2016 #15

OMG, I am so sorry! Pastiche423 May 2016 #16

It was hard, but after three appeals to three separate officials, I did cast an affidavit ballot Dragonfli May 2016 #17

Feel The Bern !!!!! CountAllVotes May 2016 #2

Wooooohoooooo! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2016 #4

He's up by more than that now JeffHead May 2016 #5

Now close to 6% with 51%. Thank you Indiana so far, keep it coming! nt thereismore May 2016 #7