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Myrina

(12,296 posts) Thu Feb 5, 2015, 12:24 PM Feb 2015

Bill would allow the dead to vote in Indiana

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/05/bill-allow-dead-vote-indiana/22913443/

"Someone who casts an absentee ballot but dies before Election Day would still have their vote count under a proposal being considered by Indiana lawmakers. The provision is part of a bill that the House Elections Committee took up Wednesday.

Rep. Matt Pierce of Bloomington told members about how disappointed he was when former U.S. Rep. Frank McCloskey's absentee vote that he cast while fighting cancer didn't count because he died before Election Day in 2004. Pierce said that only some county clerks actively check for deaths of absentee voters.

Indiana Election Division co-director Brad King says allowing such votes could violate a state constitutional requirement that a voter live in a precinct for 30 days before an election."

SMDH, whatever the reason. It's time to leave this godforsaken place.

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Bill would allow the dead to vote in Indiana (Original Post) Myrina Feb 2015 OP

Jimmy Carter ran into this when he was Gov of Georgia underpants Feb 2015 #1

Sounds only fair. After all, they say COLGATE4 Feb 2015 #2

I really don't see the big deal about allowing a validly cast absentee ballot from being counted. nt geek tragedy Feb 2015 #3

Right. And how are election officials going to know that a person Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2015 #5

This is dispicable in the face of efforts they've made to chill the vote. This is the Onion, right? marble falls Feb 2015 #4

What about The Walking Dead? packman Feb 2015 #6

That's what I thought, based on their protest sign spelling. The Brain dead were already voting. kairos12 Feb 2015 #10

Seems fair since candidates can win elections after they die... n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #7

Madelyn Dunham, Barack Obama's grandmother, died two days before the 2008 election. nsd Feb 2015 #8

I have no problem with this onenote Feb 2015 #9

I'm okay with it btrflykng9 Feb 2015 #11

underpants

(182,829 posts)

1. Jimmy Carter ran into this when he was Gov of Georgia

Reply to Myrina (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 01:15 PM

Feb 2015

It was common to let widows and widowers to keep voting because they "knew" how the departed would have vote. Huge objections from local bosses who were counting on delivering those votes. A deal was struck, they got one election after the person died to continue voting for them.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

2. Sounds only fair. After all, they say

Reply to Myrina (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 02:07 PM

Feb 2015

that the dead have been voting in Chicago for years.

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

3. I really don't see the big deal about allowing a validly cast absentee ballot from being counted. nt

Reply to Myrina (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 06:21 PM

Feb 2015

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,414 posts)

5. Right. And how are election officials going to know that a person

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 10:36 PM

Feb 2015

is dead after they cast an absentee ballot?

marble falls

(57,106 posts)

4. This is dispicable in the face of efforts they've made to chill the vote. This is the Onion, right?

Reply to Myrina (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 08:16 PM

Feb 2015

packman

(16,296 posts)

6. What about The Walking Dead?

Reply to Myrina (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2015, 12:03 PM

Feb 2015

devoid of brain, the Repukes should support this.

kairos12

(12,862 posts)

10. That's what I thought, based on their protest sign spelling. The Brain dead were already voting.

Reply to packman (Reply #6)

Tue Feb 10, 2015, 06:05 PM

Feb 2015

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

7. Seems fair since candidates can win elections after they die... n/t

Reply to Myrina (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2015, 12:34 PM

Feb 2015

nsd

(2,406 posts)

8. Madelyn Dunham, Barack Obama's grandmother, died two days before the 2008 election.

Reply to Myrina (Original post)

Sat Feb 7, 2015, 07:13 PM

Feb 2015

Her absentee vote for her grandson was included in the total count reported by Hawaii.

I don't see any problem with the Indiana proposal.

onenote

(42,714 posts)

9. I have no problem with this

Reply to Myrina (Original post)

Sat Feb 7, 2015, 09:00 PM

Feb 2015

What if someone votes in the morning and is killed in a car accident that afternoon before the votes are tallied? Should that vote not count? What if the person dies ten minutes before the votes are tallied? Ten minutes after? Before the votes are certified? If you're alive when you vote, that should be enough.

btrflykng9

(287 posts)

11. I'm okay with it

Reply to Myrina (Original post)

Tue Feb 10, 2015, 09:06 PM

Feb 2015

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