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By: Margaret

Margaret — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:44:32 +0000

My advice to any recount volunteer for either side is to look at each ballot like you are the only one interested in making sure your guy gets the votes he’s entitled to and the other guy gets none that he isn’t. Even if you are doubled up, your partner could get distracted, confused or just plain miss something. I know I have missed at least one thing that my partner caught and vice versa in 4 days of counting. The judges have made mistakes that people in both camps have caught. And I don’t think it was due to bad intentions but to fatigue.

By: Leroy Jenkins

Leroy Jenkins — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:09:13 +0000

Aren’t ALL election judges partisan? Everywhere I have ever voted, they had to have even numbers of republicans and democrats serving as election judges. I had a friend who was turned away from serving, because in her precinct, they needed more republicans, and since she wasn’t, they couldn’t hire her.

Score one for Michael feeding incorrect information to another lazy blogger.

By: naomi

naomi — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:04:43 +0000

I think the GOP has to be vigilent and when questionable activities occur, they sound the alarm. This is good and helps protect the legitimacy of all votes.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:40:57 +0000

I wonder if Barkley, Aldrich and Niemackl could get together to sue on behalf of “Other” since Team Franken has started challenging his ballots. At least Barkley (and the IP) has an interest in seeing his percentage stay where it is.

By: Average Joe

Average Joe — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:36:21 +0000

Watch the Franken minions explain this away as somehow honest or Coleman’s fault.

The shear dishonesty of the Franken camp is shocking.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:52:31 +0000

I don’t understand what a “non partisan volunteer” is in this process. In Minneapolis we have 2 election judges counting ballots and 2 volunteers from each campaign. The judges work for the city elections director. They may all be active DFLers and proud union members for all we know. That being said, with at least 6 pairs of eyes on every ballot for our recount, I doubt anybody could do anything obvious and get away with it without somebody noticing. And from what I’ve seen, if the judges have an interest, it seems to be getting through the recount expeditiously and having the totals come out more or less even with the election night ones, without unexplained discrepancies, mistakes or missing ballots. (Which would make them look bad.) Maybe the deal is different at other sites.