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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 05:26 PM Jun 2014

Judge Dismisses McDaniel Supporter's Lawsuit To Prevent Crossover Voting

Source: TPM

DANIEL STRAUSS – JUNE 24, 2014, 5:17 PM EDT

A lawsuit aimed at stopping crossover voting in Mississippi was dismissed by a judge in the state on Tuesday.

The race has been caught up in controversies about the practice of "crossover voting," in which some outside groups are accusing Sen. Thad Cochran's (R-MS) campaign of encouraging Democrats and African-American voters to support him in the runoff.

The lawsuit, by Ronald W. Swindall, a supporter of Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel (R) was filed on Monday. McDaniel is facing Cochran in the runoff for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate.

In Mississippi, voters don't register by party in primaries. Mississippi state law prohibits people from voting in the Republican runoff if they voted in the Democracy primary on June 3.

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/judge-deborah-grambell-chris-mcdaniel-ronald-swindall-crossover

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Judge Dismisses McDaniel Supporter's Lawsuit To Prevent Crossover Voting (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2014 OP
A lawsuit by a guy named Swindall..... Historic NY Jun 2014 #1
'Swindall'? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #2
Tom and Ray would probably support that idea. pangaia Jun 2014 #5
"the Democracy primary"? KamaAina Jun 2014 #3
Alabama has a twist on runoff elections yallerdawg Jun 2014 #4
I wonder too. Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #6
If you voted in the Dem primary, KamaAina Jun 2014 #8
Don;t you have to sign your name when you vote in your state? Bandit Jun 2014 #9
Actually, McDaniel should WANT crossover voting. Ken Burch Jun 2014 #7
We have no crossover primary in CT...however, my neighbor, a republican, registered as a CTyankee Jun 2014 #10

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
2. 'Swindall'?
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 05:29 PM
Jun 2014

Is that the Southern spelling/pronunciation of 'Swindle'?

If McDaniel had wanted to win, he should have just gone with Dewey, Cheatem & Howe....

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
4. Alabama has a twist on runoff elections
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 06:01 PM
Jun 2014

If you vote in the Republican primary, you can only vote in the Republican runoff.

But if you vote in Democratic primary, you are welcome to crossover and vote in Republican runoff.

I wonder how in Mississippi they keep track of how you voted in the primary? Since they have a State law prohibiting crossover if you voted in primary?

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
8. If you voted in the Dem primary,
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 06:59 PM
Jun 2014

you can't vote in the repuke runoff.

They have no way to keep track of how you voted -- that we know of.

Bandit

(21,475 posts)
9. Don;t you have to sign your name when you vote in your state?
Wed Jun 25, 2014, 08:50 AM
Jun 2014

They have a list of voters for your district and we have to sign our name right next to our name on the list, after showing ID. It would be quite simple to pull out that district's list of names and compare. However other states may do it differently.

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
7. Actually, McDaniel should WANT crossover voting.
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 06:57 PM
Jun 2014

The most likely crossover voters would be Dems voting for him against Cochran because they thought McDaniel is more beatable in the fall.

CTyankee

(63,708 posts)
10. We have no crossover primary in CT...however, my neighbor, a republican, registered as a
Wed Jun 25, 2014, 11:22 AM
Jun 2014

Democrat just so he could vote in the Dem primaries and vote for the weakest liberal candidate. His wife won't do it. I can see his point and I'd probably do the same thing if the situation were reversed...as nauseating as being a registered republican would be...

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