[EL] "Parry" votes

[Aaron Blake]

I can verify that the state party did not release write-in votes for 
anybody that got less than 1 percent and wasn't on the ballot. That was 
the stated reason, at least. I suspect they didn't want to give Colbert 
the satisfaction (but that's complete speculation).

Reports at the time also indicated that, depending on the vote-counter, 
"Parry" votes could have been counted for Perry. It was based on whatever 
"vote intent" meant to the vote-counter.

Interesting to note, though: They also didn't say how many write-ins that 
Sarah Palin got. That means that she fell below 1 percent and also could 
have lost to Rick Parry. (Because why wouldn't they report her total if it 
beat Parry)


Aaron Blake
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From:   Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu>
To:     Lorraine Minnite <lminnite at gmail.com>
Cc:     "law-election at UCI.EDU" <law-election at uci.edu>
Date:   08/18/2011 09:33 PM
Subject:        Re: [EL] "Parry" votes
Sent by:        law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu



I tweeted about this and a response I got back was that Colbert announced 
on his show earlier this week that the Iowa Republicans would not release 
the information.  (I have not verified this.)  Perry was credited with 718 
write-in votes.  I believe it cost $30 to cast a vote, so I don't know how 
many protest/Colbert votes there would have been at that price.


On 8/18/2011 6:30 PM, Lorraine Minnite wrote: 
Does anyone have any information about how many "Rick Parry" write-ins 
were cast in the Iowa straw poll?  I realize "Parrys" may have been 
counted as "Perrys," and that given what people had to do to cast ballots, 
it's unlikely they went to all that trouble and misspelled the name, but 
I'm curious.  Any suggestions for how I can find out - are the full 
results a matter of public record in Iowa?

Thanks.

Lori Minnite 
“Colbert’s ads advocate Rick ‘Parry’ write-in, create a straw-poll mess”
Posted on August 13, 2011 by Rick Hasen
This item appeared at the Daily Caller before the results of the Ames 
straw poll were announced.  (I am quoted in the article discussing Colbert 
as performance art.)  This report by The Fix says “Rick Perry” received 
718 (write-in) in votes.  I’ve seen no accounting yet of how many Rick 
PArry votes, if any, were cast.

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