HOT OFF THE PRESS - It's still not over!

[docwebster]

(Snagged from Suburban Guerilla)

"A friend of mine got off the phone with the office of the Ohio Secretary of State and was told the following:

- Kerry's concession has no legal bearing on who wins the election.

- Ohio has been using and counting provisional ballots the exact same way for the past 10 elections.

- Ohio and Federal law dictate that the state will wait 10 days and then begin counting the provisional ballots.

- All valid provisional ballots will be counted.

- The winner of the state of Ohio shall not be considered official until such time as all provisional ballots have been counted.

- If Kerry is found to win Ohio, regardless of his public concession, he will win the election.

The woman she spoke with asked that people post this information far and wide because, for whatever reason, the media aren't reporting it.

There remain a couple of questions though. As of yesterday, Secretary of State Blackwell said there were about 175,000 provisional ballots, but that didn't include about 10 counties that hadn't turned theirs in yet. Did those counties include huge democratic stronghold and highly populated Cuyahuga county, that contains Cleveland?"

Yeah, it's a slim hope but by gum it's hope!

Comments

[odeyseus.livejournal.com]

It would be a tough one though, it would be different if he had won the popular vote. If he came out in Ohio with a 10,000 or greater lead then I would say fight, less than that and I don't think he will.

I would give anything to see a democrat in the whitehouse, anyone but Bush, someone to oppose the Republican dominance of the other branches of government, someone to appoint a couple of justices to the supreme court.

But in real terms he would be considered even less legitimate than Bush was and would have the legislative branch stacked against him.

Still my fingers will be crossed for a week more.

[docwebster.livejournal.com]

To me, that's not the point. The point is the Republicans would look like utter horses asses for claiming victory before victory was attained.. AGAIN! *cough*Iraq*cough*

Besides, the law is the law! ;)

[odeyseus.livejournal.com]

Yep, and they were the ones that sang the praises of the electoral college.

[yobadself.livejournal.com]

YEAH! RAWR!

:)

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

would be poetic justice if Kerry ended up winning the electoral vote even though he lost the popular.

Oh wait...wasn't that what Bush did in 2000?

Hmmmmmmmmm

woo hoo!

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

Just found confirmation of this on Slate.com (http://slate.msn.com/id/2109127/#ContinueArticle)

Here's a lot of fingers crossed. C'mon, Ohio, don't let us down.