[Vision2020] Alaska vote count

[Andreas Schou]

Jeff --

Let me clarify. Alaska's law (actually, SecState regulation, not law)
notwithstanding, you think it's Constitutionally permissible to refuse
to count a vote over a misplaced 'u' when the voter intent is
otherwise clear?

-- ACS

On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Jeff Harkins <jeffh at moscow.com> wrote:
> 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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