GOP To Challenge Kerrey's Voter Registration

[OmahaBlueDog]

Source: KETV Omaha

OMAHA, Neb. -- Republican party leaders are questioning whether Bob Kerrey really can vote in Nebraska.

Earlier this week, the former Nebraska governor and U.S. Senator came home to the Cornhusker State from New York and filed to run for Senate shortly after he registered to vote in Nebraska.

While registering at the Douglas County Election Commission office, Kerrey listed his sister's address in Omaha as his place of residence.

State GOP chairman Jordan McGrain said Saturday that his group will submit a letter Monday challenging Kerrey's registration.


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[Iliyah]

1. Of course they will

any surprises there?

[Robbins]

2. Kerrey

They must think he will be competive In general election.If they thought he would be easy to beat they wouldn't bother.

[OmahaBlueDog]

12. Kerrey will force them to spend to get the seat

The Republicans have three candidates, but barring something completely unforeseen (like a scandal or the entry of Dave Heinnemann into the race), the GOP winner will be Jon Bruning. He's the AG, and the Republicans have been grooming him for three years. The cupboard is pretty bare on the Dem side. With the Departure of Ben Nelson, there aren't many well-known names besides Kerrey. Chuck Hassebrook appeared to be the Dem nominee in Kerrey's absence, and he's a relative unknown.

Kerrey doesn't gurantee victory, but ensures a competitive race. In his absence, the GOP wins this one in a slam-dunk, and spends very little money to do so.

[sofa king]

3. Perhaps we should ask "Wyoming" resident Dick Cheney about this.

If Dick really wasn't from Wyoming because he lived and worked in Texas, then that means the Republicans violated the Constitution by running a candidate and running mate from the same state.

Yet somehow all that didn't matter.

[sadbear]

5. What?

This is news to me. Am I the only person here that doesn't know about the part of the Constitution that prohibits the President and Vice President from being residents of the same state?

[harmonicon]

6. I don't know about the only one, but you're one of them.

I thought everyone knew.

[sadbear]

7. Ok. Looked it up for myself.

It seems that they can technically run, but can't get their home state's electoral votes. Is that about right?

[harmonicon]

13. Well, that's interesting.

It's just one of those things that I remember learning in school - I've never thought to look it up in the constitution.

[Jim Lane]

15. Correct, two Texans can run, but no Texas elector can vote for both of them.

If the ticket wins enough electoral votes elsewhere, then it doesn't matter.

If the election is close enough that they both need Texas's electoral votes, however, then it does matter, which is why Cheney had to make the fraudulent change of residence.

[sofa king]

17. Sorry for the Constitutional drive-by.

I should have cited it:

Amendment XII

The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;

[underpants]

9. sofaking remembers well. Cheney registered to vote in Wyoming 4 days before being nominated.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=122289&page=1

[karynnj]

18. No prohibition - just that they can't get the electoral votes from that state

In Bush's case, eliminating Texas would have made him the loser.

[HeiressofBickworth]

14. The Supreme Court

ruled that Cheney was a resident of Wyoming, although he lived, worked, had a Texas drivers license and paid taxes in Texas. When that happened, I wasn't at all surprised that this same court later appointed Bush. We already had evidence that the fix was already in.

[elleng]

4. The 'rules,' such as they are.

First sentence/paragraph is confusing.

'Earlier this week, Douglas County Election Commissioner Dave Phipps said candidates must be registered to vote in order to file for office, but the rules are different for residents.

"The requirements for U.S. Senate are in the Constitution, and basically, they say you have to be a resident of the state when you take office, so it wouldn't be until next year when he would take office that that would have to be done," Phipps said.'

[underpants]

10. Right - Hillary (IIRC) had to become a resident of NY before she took office as a Senator

If I remember correctly she was not actually a resident when she won the election. I could be wrong about that though.

[Vinca]

8. Didn't Mitt claim he lived in his son's basement in Massachusetts?

[Kingofalldems]

11. They also want to see his birth certificate

[otohara]

16. They're So Eager to Disenfranchise a Democrat

even if it's a former colleague

[Firebrand Gary]

19. So they are concerned with Kerrey? Good! n/t