AR Runoff Primary is NOT over - Garland County attorney Ben Hooten files a lawsuit

Hawkeye-X

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:08 PM
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AR Runoff Primary is NOT over - Garland County attorney Ben Hooten files a lawsuit

in behalf of the fine citizens of Garland County - declaring that the entire county was disenfranchised by Charles Tapp, one of Lincoln's goons.

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/06/08/voter-lawsuit-filed-in-arkansas-blanche-lincoln-bill-halter-se/

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FourScore

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:09 PM
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1. That's wonderful. ..but it's over.

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SharonRB

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:09 PM
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2. Woo hoo!

That didn't take long.

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Sebastian Doyle

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:10 PM
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3. Ed and Rachel just brought this subject up on MSNBC

which is the first I've heard of it in the media.

Ed: "Looks like he got Bubba'd here in Arkansas".

And by extention, we all did.

This shit cannot be allowed to stand. :grr:

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roguevalley

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:33 PM
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13. Bubba should have shut the fuck up. Another reason I want to slap

his ass. It is hard overlooking his shit when defending him in the nineties split my family to the point my brother never got to speak to my mama when she passed away.

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bluestateguy

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:11 PM
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4. Yeah. Good luck with that.

That will disappear down some bureaucratic black hole somewhere.

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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:12 PM
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5. Yep..Lincoln is a DINO in the worst way.

Sometimes she reminds me of Lieberman.

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Individualist

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:13 PM
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6. Hurray for Hooten!

:applause:

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xynthee

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:16 PM
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7. Has a lawsuit of this kind ever been successful? n/t

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hlthe2b

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:17 PM
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8. But... could the numbers here have made the difference?

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havocmom

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:20 PM
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10. well, SOMEBODY must have thought so: 2 polling places open today; 41 in May

That sort of change can only be a strategic move. Somebody knew Blanch wasn't gonna do well there. Hacks do the math and see where they need to just nudge or thwart the few places that can tip the totals.

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Demoiselle

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Wed Jun-09-10 09:48 AM
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18. Halter won Garland County by 4 points in the primary. It was his biggest lead in the state.

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eomer

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Wed Jun-09-10 06:50 PM
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20. It looks like they could have, at least theoretically.

Garland County results:

Registered voters  70,637
Votes               7,286
Turnout             10.31%

Statewide results:

Halter            113,852
Lincoln           124,153
Margin             10,301

Turnout percentages went as high as the 30s and 40s in a few counties, so more than 10,301 votes are theoretically in play in Garland County if turnout had been that high.

Above numbers are from the Arkansas SOS website -- not sure if there may be later numbers available locally.

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havocmom

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:17 PM
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9. 2 polling places open in the county, as opposed to 41 in May???

Edited on Tue Jun-08-10 10:17 PM by havocmom

Oh, that does sound a bit like some goon wanted to disenfranchise the whole county!

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KILL THE WISE ONE

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:20 PM
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11. Halter should stay in the race

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one_voice

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:23 PM
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12. For all the good...

it'll do. x(

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mmonk

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:36 PM
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14. And they thought no one would notice.

You have to at least ask the question why the poll closings were ordered. Is there a precedent?

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Hawkeye-X

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:48 PM
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15. Well, the poll closure was decide by the Chairman himself

without consulting two others that needs to be put into a vote.

Charles Tapp needs to be accountable for this farce.

Hawkeye-X

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mmonk

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Tue Jun-08-10 11:03 PM
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17. I agree. Real Progressives should not let this go.

Otherwise, all we will ever be are recipients of sand kicked in our faces at every turn.

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AndyA

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Tue Jun-08-10 10:56 PM
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16. 41 polling places open in Garland County in May...

Halter has a strong showing in that county...

Then for the primary, only 2 of the 41 are open?

You'd have to be an *IDIOT* to not think someone's got their hand up someone else's butt here.

If I lived in Garland County, I'd be FURIOUS! I'm already mad and don't even live in the state. This is not looking out for people's rights. :mad:

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Greyskye

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Wed Jun-09-10 02:06 PM
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19. I was hoping that this would happen.

Closing 39 out of 41 polling places in the area where Halter was strongest is more blatant disenfranchisement then even the Republicans have tried recently. :grr:

:kick: & R

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xchrom

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Wed Jun-09-10 06:53 PM
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21. my two cents -- this is marginally about halter and the race.

getting serious about election fraud and fair elections is primary with me.

other than that blanche should kiss my ass.

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