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2016 Postmortem

zenabby

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4. That's what you'd think..

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 28, 2016, 08:31 PM

Nov 2016

except they were cast. These people had no idea their votes were purged. So when they came to the polling booth they would have been given provisional ballots, and these provisional ballots have not been counted. The recount asks that provisional ballots be counted. That was my big aha moment today.

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Understanding the recount - pls read [View all] zenabby Nov 2016 OP

we all read this in RS in October jodymarie aimee Nov 2016 #1

Very interesting..nm speaktruthtopower Nov 2016 #2

This can address future elections but not past BainsBane Nov 2016 #3

That's what you'd think.. zenabby Nov 2016 #4

But they will not be unless the voter followed the provisional rules. Exilednight Nov 2016 #5

I understand, zenabby Nov 2016 #6