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State clears judge who gave cookies to poll workers

...sent the cookies along with "thank you" cards signed by his children to poll workers during the April 4 election. State election law prohibits electioneering, defined as any campaign activity, within 100 feet of a polling place. Although Ehlers...

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Harris turns to law firm with ties to Gov. Jeb Bush for advice

...George W. Bush and cited every connection she has with him and his brother as evidence that she cannot administer state election law in a nonpartisan manner. "It becomes clearer and clearer by every action she takes, every statement she makes...

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A sad Thanksgiving

...this is written is that the Florida Supreme Court will provide an authoritative interpretation of the confusing state election laws and a clear direction on how the final count is to be assembled and certified. But it is not certain that even...

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In Florida, what's a vote was big question a year ago -- now, no one seems to care

...Nov. 15 in West Palm Beach. The new regulations being proposed are the result of the Legislature's overhaul of state election law following the recount. The punchcard ballot has been outlawed, but there also were mistakes on optical scan ballots...

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Fast shuffle New Jersey candidate switch not a good deal for voters

A bad precedent was set when the New Jersey Supreme Court overrode state election law by allowing former Sen. Frank Lautenberg to replace fellow Democrat Sen. Robert Torricelli on the November ballot. The ruling...

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Official objects to state election law changes

WALKER - Cass County Auditor-Treasurer Sharon Anderson submitted a letter to the Office of Administrative Hearings outlining the county's objections to changes to election rules Minnesota Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer proposes to implement before this fall's elections.

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Election law violation alleged in Remer-Longville school board election

...set within the next 90 days to determine whether state election laws were violated in the Nov. 2 Remer-Longville School...Committee violated one or more of three sections of state elections laws in the school board election. Named in her complaint...

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Election supervisors: GOP pressure didn't affect absentee ballot count in Florida

...pressed election officials in GOP-leaning counties to accept overseas absentee ballots that didn't comply with state election laws and sought to have overseas ballots disqualified in counties won by Al Gore. "This story confirms our worst fears...

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Avoiding another fiasco

...egregious as the voting rights violations of the Old Confederacy. They want federal legislation that would override state election laws and end what they see as discriminatory actions by local officials. That's what the Democratic bill in the Senate...

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Hearing slated on election case

...alleging Patsy Bernhjelm, Tony Gross, Jo Boblett and Superintendent Mike Doro violated one or more sections of state election law. The Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings on Nov. 16 issued a notice of and order for pre-hearing conference...

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