Comments on: Pennsylvania Greens Again Ask for a Write-in Tally for Cynthia McKinney http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/01/12/pennsylvania-greens-again-ask-for-a-write-in-tally-for-cynthia-mckinney/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:38:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3567 By: Bill Lussenheide http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/01/12/pennsylvania-greens-again-ask-for-a-write-in-tally-for-cynthia-mckinney/comment-page-1/#comment-633680 Bill Lussenheide Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:07:50 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=4726#comment-633680 Pennsylvania did not count write ins in at least 16 counties for ANYONE. These include the most populated counties. In my survey of PA counties that did count votes, and then extrapolating them out as a percentage of the total vote for the whole state, then Chuck Baldwin would have in the neigborhood of 2500 votes. Instead the State Elections Board of PA only shows Baldwin with 542, largely because of the missing 16 counties. This ticks me off, as this 2000 vote undercount puts Baldwin at 199,057 total votes nationwide, just under the “magical’ 200,000 threshold. It is sort of like batting .199 in baseball rather than the .200 mark (known rhetorically as the “Mendoza Line” to those familiar with baseball). California also undercounted with no write in votes counted in 3 counties. It is certainly a Constitutional right to have a vote properly counted! Pennsylvania did not count write ins in at least 16 counties for ANYONE. These include the most populated counties.

In my survey of PA counties that did count votes, and then extrapolating them out as a percentage of the total vote for the whole state, then Chuck Baldwin would have in the neigborhood of 2500 votes.

Instead the State Elections Board of PA only shows Baldwin with 542, largely because of the missing 16 counties. This ticks me off, as this 2000 vote undercount puts Baldwin at 199,057 total votes nationwide, just under the “magical’ 200,000 threshold.

It is sort of like batting .199 in baseball rather than the .200 mark (known rhetorically as the “Mendoza Line” to those familiar with baseball).

California also undercounted with no write in votes counted in 3 counties.

It is certainly a Constitutional right to have a vote properly counted!

]]> By: Brandon Magoon http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/01/12/pennsylvania-greens-again-ask-for-a-write-in-tally-for-cynthia-mckinney/comment-page-1/#comment-632695 Brandon Magoon Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:40:35 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=4726#comment-632695 Yes,a bunch of counties have yet to tally the write ins. I doubt they ever will. They haven't even tallied the write ins from 2006 yet. Yes,a bunch of counties have yet to tally the write ins. I doubt they ever will. They haven’t even tallied the write ins from 2006 yet.

]]> By: PTK http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/01/12/pennsylvania-greens-again-ask-for-a-write-in-tally-for-cynthia-mckinney/comment-page-1/#comment-631903 PTK Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:48:49 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=4726#comment-631903 I heard some counties in Pennsylvania have yet to tally the write-in votes. I heard some counties in Pennsylvania have yet to tally the write-in votes.

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