[Vision2020] Alaska vote count

[Jeff Harkins]

  It is being reported that Alaska State Law requires the correct 
spelling before it can be counted.

Furthermore, it is also being reported that Murkowski campaign issued 
bracelets with her name on it - suggesting that she was aware of the 
state law requirement.


On 11/10/2010 7:37 AM, Chuck Kovis wrote:
> An interesting snippet from an article in the Anchorage Daily News:
>
> The Murkowski campaign reacted to Tuesday's lawsuit by accusing Miller 
> of trying to toss out legitimate votes for the eight-year incumbent. 
> "They're trying to discount as many votes as possible from Alaskans," 
> Murkowski campaign manager Kevin Sweeney said.
>
> Miller's lawyer, Tom Van Flein, is asking a federal judge for a 
> hearing this afternoon.
>
>
> The campaign seeks to block the state from "counting or otherwise 
> accepting as valid any write-in ballots in which the name of the 
> candidate is spelt incorrectly, or on which the name of the candidate 
> is not written as it appears on a write-in declaration of candidacy," 
> according to the complaint.
>
>
>
>
> Read more: 
> http://www.adn.com/2010/11/09/1545716/miller-sues-to-force-exact-spelling.html#ixzz14tUOlZoP
>
> Chuck Kovis
>
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