Reply #48: Interesting . . . the absentee ballot has pretty much become "early voting" . .

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so it makes a lot of sense --

and rather than fighting to get them to change election day to a holiday and/or

a weekend, this would make voting convenient. Sounds good!

Also because I have often heard -- and many believe -- that absentee votes are really

never counted unless there's a tie. So I think it's healthy to get them in the mix

immediately.

I also agree with the "seating" proposal -- in the case of Rep. Sanchez who won vs the

anti-abortion fanatic Rep. Bob Dornan in California a few years back, Dornan and GOP

went on to contest that race for two full years, if not more!

I think when the recount has gone as far as the state decides it should, then any further

court action should be based on extraordinary expectations and the candidate should be

seated. At least that sounds fair, but, needless to say, you'll have to see how that actually

plays out.

Thanks!