Hey, that's right, I am!
Hmm, so I can issue decrees, right? How does this sound: Lisa Murkowski's
name can be posted, but ONLY if she promises to rid the world of mimes. And
I'll need that promise in writing...
Sean Parnell
President
Center for Competitive Politics
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-----Original Message-----
From: Allison Hayward [mailto:allisonhayward@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 5:18 PM
To: Sean Parnell
Cc: election-law@mailman.lls.edu
Subject: Re: [EL] Alaska
But aren't you the Governor of Alaska?
On Oct 28, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Sean Parnell wrote:
When I voted in Illinois in 2006, they had a list available of write-
in
candidates that had petitioned, certified, filed, or done something
to have
their write-in votes actually counted. If memory serves correct the
write-in
candidates that wanted their votes counted and reported were
required to
file with the county election office, otherwise write-in votes weren't
counted. I think the list was in a binder that you had to
specifically ask
to see (for those of you who recall who the Democratic and Republican
candidates for governor were in 2006, you'll understand why I was
looking
for alternatives).
I don't know for certain, but I would assume/hope that in the case of
aggregate write-in votes reaching a certain threshold of total votes
cast
(such as, a number greater than that of the listed candidate
receiving the
most votes), there is a mechanism to count write-in ballots
regardless of
whether the candidate filed the required form.
Sean Parnell
President
Center for Competitive Politics
http://www.campaignfreedom.org
http://www.twitter.com/seanparnellccp
124 S. West Street, #201
Alexandria, VA 22310
(703) 894-6800 phone
(703) 894-6813 direct
(703) 894-6811 fax
-----Original Message-----
From: election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu
[mailto:election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu] On Behalf Of Frank
Strickland
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 2:12 PM
To: Richard S Katz; election-law@mailman.lls.edu
Subject: Re: [EL] Alaska
The discussion about posting a list of write-in candidates presumes a
state law requirement that such candidates must meet certain
requirements in order to be a write-in candidate. Some states may
allow
write-ins on the spot, so it would be impossible to post a list to
inform voters of their choices. The choices would be unlimited.
Frank B. Strickland
-----Original Message-----
From: election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu
[mailto:election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu] On Behalf Of Richard S
Katz
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:48 PM
To: election-law@mailman.lls.edu
Subject: [EL] Alaska
I have never been inside a polling place in Alaska, but in Maryland
sample ballots are posted, and these naturally include the names of
the
non-write-in candidates. Might one not make an equal protection claim
that the posting of sample ballots should entitle write-in
candidates to
have their names posted as well?
Dick Katz
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