Month: November 2008

Hey Florida, is this ok with you?

UPDATE at the end of the post…
There are many stories of voter fraud this election and I have reported at least one major one in Ohio. The situation here may violate the spirit of those laws. I do not know how Florida officials will view this but I hope to find out tomorrow. This is from Obamatravel.org. I wonder how long this page will stay up.
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And here is Ms. Appleton holding her ballot:
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To summarize, Ms. Appleton has been FL for 6 weeks, says she voted in FL, but plans to return “home” to NY a day or so after the election. According to this link and this one, Ms. Appleton’s residency is open to question. If I am missing something and this is legal, I do not think it should be. At least as long as we have an electoral system of electing a president, it seems fundamentally contrary to that system for people to leave “safe states” for a candidate (in this New York) and go to a battleground state to cast a ballot. It seems as though campaigns would spend their resources moving people from safe states to contested states. Maybe that is the point of this Obamatravel.org thing…
UPDATE: Earlier today, I spoke with Owen Torres, spokesperson for Miami-Dade County, and he clarified that one must register 29 days before an election which Ms. Appleton did in Miami-Dade County. He stressed that she would be allowed to vote in FL if she is registered which one may do whenever one moves to the state of FL. However, he said, she should not be registered in more than one state (which she is according to the Westchester County, NY BOE), but this is not illegal in itself. It would be illegal to vote in two places. What is problematic is Ms. Appleton’s expressed intention to leave FL to return “home” to NY as soon as the election is over. According to Mr. Torres, FL anticipates that the person who registers is doing so because they have become a resident of the state and intends to remain in the state. With the election happening tomorrow, I am not sure if I will hear the outcome of this particular situation soon. However, Mr. Torres indicated that he would pursue the matter.
UPDATE #2 – Commenter Tom pointed out that Ms. Appleton’s profile on Obamatravel.org has been removed.
UPDATE #3 – Palestra.net’s Tiffany Wilson made contact with Ms. Appleton but she declined to speak to Ms. Wilson. And Ms. Wilson notes this about FL election law:

101.045 Electors must be registered in precinct; provisions for change of residence or name. —
Chapter 101 VOTING METHODS AND PROCEDURE
Title IX ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS
SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE REGISTERED in the precinct in which the main office of the supervisor, as designated by the supervisor, is located and who are residing outside the county WITH NO PERMANENT ADDRESS IN THE COUNTY SHALL NOT BE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF A MUNICIPALITY AND THEREFORE SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO VOTE IN ANY MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

UPDATE: #4 – Ms. Appleton returned home to NY after the election.
Stay tuned…

Democrats for McCain host conference call Sunday with Giulianni and Rothschild

Undecided? Still open to hearing more?
I will be listening in.

Hillary Supporters, PUMAs & Fence Straddlers,
You’re Invited To Join: Just Say No Deal’s Closing Argument Conference Call
Sunday, November 2, 5:00 PM ET
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ONLINE, WASHINGTON DC & NATIONWIDE – The Just Say No Deal Coalition, a group of Senator Hillary Clinton’s most ardent supporters, is hosting Closing Arguments a nationwide conference call, Sunday, November 2, 5PM EST. High-profile Democrats Lady Lynn de Rothschild and Dr. Lynette Long join Moderate Republicans Charlie Crist and Rudy Giuliani in an appeal to Hillary Supporters, PUMAs and Undecided Voters to get out the vote for the McCain/Palin ticket during this 1 hour 30 minute call, which will also be streamed live over the internet. (see link above).
Since its inception, on the weekend of Hillary Clinton’s suspension speech, Just Say No Deal has consistently put Country Before Party by vocalizing strong opposition to thuggery on the ground and in the blogosphere, overt sexism, mainstream media bias, voter disenfranchisement, caucus fraud, ACORN fraud and corruption within the Democratic Party.
The distinguished guests will specifically make their case to former Hillary Clinton supporters, who are still on the fence, as to why they should cast their votes for John McCain and Sarah Palin on Tuesday, November 4th.
The panel will cover a host of topics based on questions posed by Just Say No Deal members via email.

Ohio voter fraud probe is issue in New York state Senate race

The woman who was fired by NY Rep. John Hall, Amy Little, has become a focus in another New York political contest. According to the Utica Observer-Dispatch, Ms. Little worked for another Democrat, Don Barber, who is trying to unseat incumbant state Senator, James Seward. Sen. Seward wants to know if Ms. Little did voter registration work for challenger Barber. Barber has refused to comment, except to say that Ms. Little no longer works for the campaign.
For her part, Ms. Little continues to deny wrongdoing. She told the Middletown Times Herald-Record that she voluntarily withdrew her vote because of the media attention.