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madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 01:02 PM Oct 2020

Counting the votes.

Every hour we see new numbers in the amount of mail in ballots received.

At the moment, the early ballots number 84,679,411.

These numbers are very public in a way they have not been in the past. And the American people are going to have the expectation that the final numbers of mail in ballots received by Election Day all be counted and translated into real votes.

The American people have also always believed that postmarks matter and the kind of bullshit like what we see in Minnesota should not stand. I would not be surprised if the Minnesota ruling is not appealed by this afternoon.

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Counting the votes. (Original Post) madaboutharry Oct 2020 OP
The problem with Minnesota is that the Sec of State didn't have the authority Hoyt Oct 2020 #1
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
1. The problem with Minnesota is that the Sec of State didn't have the authority
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 01:08 PM
Oct 2020

to make the extension. With conservative courts, we have to be careful in how laws, agency edicts, etc., are handled.

In any event, not sure decision is going to hurt us this late.

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