I know, I've blogged about this twice already, but to quote Greg Palast, who chronicles the latest shenanigans that would be illegal just about anywhere but Florida, "Millions have sought refuge in absentee ballots as a method to avoid the dangers of the digitizing of democracy." It seems that "Theresa LePore, Supervisor of Elections in Palm Beach, candidate for re-election as Supervisor of Elections, chose to supervise her own election." 'Cause, you know, recusal is for girly-men, I guess. The litany of her gallish behavior astounds:
Although 37,000 citizens have requested absentee ballots, she says she'd only received 22,000 when she began the count... though she posts the names of requesters, she won't release the list of those who have voted... She has reserved for herself the right to determine which ballots have acceptable signatures... How could Madame Butterfly know how people are voting? Well, she's printed PARTY AFFILIATION on the OUTSIDE of each return envelope. That certainly makes it easier to figure out which ballot is valid, don't it?
Via Simbaud and Avedon Carol. And it's worth reminding folks that Florida may be the tip of the iceberg; it just happens to be the crooked state where most eyes are focused, but that's not to say that plenty of other states (primarily "swing states") might be facing the same types of shady dealings.
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