Another Florida outrage in the making

[Clinton Crusader]

I read this and was SHAKING with anger. Here we fucking go again.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&e=6&u=/nm/20040913/pl_nm/campaign_florida_dc

Florida OK's Nader's Name on Election Ballot
By Jim Loney

MIAMI (Reuters) - Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader's name can appear on Florida ballots for the election, despite a court order to the contrary, Florida's elections chief told officials on Monday in a move that could help President Bush in the key swing state.

The Florida Democratic Party reacted with outrage, calling the move "blatant partisan maneuvering" by Gov. Jeb Bush, the president's younger brother, and vowed to fight it.

In a memo to Florida's 67 county supervisors of elections, Division of Elections director Dawn Roberts said the uncertainty of Hurricane Ivan, which could hit parts of the state by week's end, forced her to act.

The action came in an ongoing legal battle over whether Nader should be allowed on the Florida ballot as the Reform Party candidate.
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And what happened to Pretzel Boy NOT making the deadline?
:kick:

[krkaufman]

1. I cheneying loathe them.

[donsu]

2. Jeb/bushgang do what they want in Fl. - nobody stops them

we haven't stopped the bloody hands bushgang from doing anything they wanted. name me one thing we stopped them from doing. (besides putting the nazi eagle on our stamps - which they will do after they win in Nov.)

[Steely_Dan]

3. I Heard About This...

last night...completely disgusting. You know, they don't even try to hide the fact that they are corrupt...and the American people just let it happen.

-Paige

[knight_of_the_star]

4. Not if we do something about it

Not this time, the people are on guard.

[Meritaten1]

5. Is this action consistent with Florida law?

What (if any) precedents relate to this situation under Florida's election laws? Without a court order requiring a candidate's name to be placed on the ballot, this action seems quite extraordinary. Especially if the appellate court order actually specified a different result. Did it?

If it did, would there be grounds for injunctive relief? Or other sanctions e.g. impeachment of the responsible state official(s)?

Perhaps someone familiar with Florida and federal election law should research this subject further.