Democrat running for office won't give enough ballots in repub area

Stylerod · 11-07-2006, 05:09 PM

At Bernalillo County precinct 603 in Albququerque's NE Heights - where there are over 2400 registered voters, [County Clerk Mary] Herrera (who is also running for Secretary of State) only sent over 150 ballots. They ran out. A long time ago.

At a press conference today, Republicans called on Dem Clerk Mary Herrera to follow election law and get ENOUGH ballots at once out to the precincts where people are being turned away. Apparently, the same thing has happened in prectint 57 on Albuquerque's west side.

Mary Herrera's office has confirmed that they made a judgement call in sending over only 150 ballots to the Republcian heavy precinct 603. The Clerk's office sent over another 250 to try and alleviate the problem - a number NOBODY thinks is adequate.

And apparently this R heavy precinct had no provisional ballots available for the voters to use...a violation of federal election law.

Seems the democrats are up to dirty tricks as well. How can someone be running for an office AND be in charge of voting areas

WickedLou9 · 11-07-2006, 05:11 PM

They really need to find a way to seperate the voting from those who are being elected. There needs to be someone who is hired for an indefinate period and who is not elected to do that job.
It's stuff like that, and stuff like what happened in Florida when the republican attorney general decided the winner of the election.. It creates an image of impropreity and just generates mistrust in the system.

Stylerod · 11-07-2006, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by WickedLou9

They really need to find a way to seperate the voting from those who are being elected. There needs to be someone who is hired for an indefinate period and who is not elected to do that job.
It's stuff like that, and stuff like what happened in Florida when the republican attorney general decided the winner of the election.. It creates an image of impropreity and just generates mistrust in the system.

I agree. But at the same time FL LAW dictated when results are final. She obeyed that law in FL and the SC also said, yes Florida, you must obey YOUR constitution. She did nothing wrong.

WickedLou9 · 11-07-2006, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by Stylerod

I agree. But at the same time FL LAW dictated when results are final. She obeyed that law in FL and the SC also said, yes Florida, you must obey YOUR constitution. She did nothing wrong.

I know it was according to the law, but it did generate mistrust. We should have a system where we minimize the effect of partisan politics on our voting system as much as possible.

Scrum · 11-07-2006, 05:22 PM

link?

Is this from redstate again?

Stylerod · 11-07-2006, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent

link?

Is this from redstate again?

Yep. It has a lot of details, I haven't checked other news sites.

kinggovernor · 11-07-2006, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by WickedLou9

They really need to find a way to seperate the voting from those who are being elected. There needs to be someone who is hired for an indefinate period and who is not elected to do that job.
It's stuff like that, and stuff like what happened in Florida when the republican attorney general decided the winner of the election.. It creates an image of impropreity and just generates mistrust in the system.

not to get off track here, but she followed florida state law

6SpeedTA95 · 11-07-2006, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by Stylerod

Seems the democrats are up to dirty tricks as well. How can someone be running for an office AND be in charge of voting areas

That better get fixed

You see where Kean was locked out of his offices this morning? Padlocks and chains on the doors, keys broken off on all the locks