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JUNEAU, AK -- The ballots are arriving now.
Per Gail Fenumiai of the Division of Elections, counting of the write-in ballots in the still-undecided Senate race between GOP nominee Joe Miller and write-in candidate Lisa Murkowski will get underway, despite the lawsuit filed by the Miller camp to halt counting until stiffer guidelines are established for determining which votes are valid.
According to Alaska election law, the write-in oval must be filled in, and either a candidate's last name or the candidate's name as it appears on the candidacy declaration must appear on the ballot as well. Election officials have said they will determine voter intent to decide whether a ballot is valid. Fenumiai says there is nothing in state law that specifically references voter intent -- but there have been precedents in case law in which voter intent has been used as the standard. Miller's camp says Alaska election law should be followed to the word, and therefore misspellings (like "Murkoski" instead of "Murkowski") should not be allowed.
Fenumiai also says there are 40 districts that need to be counted in total. She is hoping the counting teams (15 teams of two) will each get through an entire district today -- one precinct at a time.
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How do you spell Joe Miller?
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'Nuff said!
Unfortuantlly Miller or Murkowski are going to win the election... personally I'd rather neither of them have anything to do with running this country.
With that said, I always hate to see crap like what Miller is doing. Instead of just accepting the will of the voters, and letting their intent speak for itself... hes trying to win the election by nit picking, and even ignoring peoples votes. If its clear who someone is voting for, count the damn vote. This isn't Russia after all.
Funny enough, hes the Tea Party candidate. You know, the party that wields the Constitution like a weapon and idolizes the founding fathers. I can't say for sure, but I get old George or Tom most certainly wouldn't like such underhanded tactics.
Let's hope the U.S. Supreme Court does not appoint the "Winner" like they did in Bush vs Gore. Let ALL the VOTES be counted and VOTER intent stand!!!!!!
Let us hope that Murkowski wins and votes like the independent any write in candidate should recognize themselves to be.
Hypocrite...
Vicki-Texas
I guess somebody needs to point out to you that cry-baby Joe won the GOP primary. That is not the general election where every voter has a say. I'm an independent who is so sick of the GOP's manipulation of the electorate that I am now a proud Democrat and quite happy to see Sarah's chance of impacting the national dialogue much less of ever winning anything but a popularity contest with some older angry white voters paling. By the way I am an older angry white voter, but I am angry at idiots like you who actually believe the GOP has your best interests at heart. LMAO
The fact that Bristol Palin is still on Dancing With The Stars does not bother me in the least -- I'm just glad that we do not have to worry about ever seeing her on America's Got Talent....