tomder55
Oct 12, 2010, 11:30 AM
Mayor Bloomy and Sen Schmuck Schumer are feigning outrage over the fact that as many as 20,000 absentee ballots were not sent to troops serving overseas .
New York election officials were required to ship the ballots to U.S. Mayor Bloomy and Sen Schmuck Schumer are feigning outrage over the fact that as many as 20,000 absentee ballots were not sent to troops serving overseas .
New York election officials were required to ship the ballots to U.S. citizens living overseas by Sept. 17. Because New York primaries were held Sept. 14, the feds granted local officials an extension until Oct. 1.
Several New York counties blew past the extension - including the city's five boroughs.
Schumer urged election officials to rush delivery of the ballots to ensure that military votes are counted.
"Put these ballots on the next plane to Afghanistan," Schumer demanded. "There is absolutely no excuse for failing to get this done."
New York State Board of Elections officials informed the feds late last week of their failure to meet the Oct. 1 deadline, which also occurred in Westchester, Putnam, Erie and Niagara counties.
In all, there are 49,468 registered overseas voters in New York State, 20,172 of whom are in the military.
In the five boroughs, there are 36,446 registered overseas voters, including 6,557 who serve in the armed forces, election officials said.
Board of Elections gaffe may nullify New York soldiers' overseas absentee ballots (http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/10/11/2010-10-11_board_of_elections_gaff_may_nullify_new_york_so ldiers_overseas_absentee_ballots.html)
I wonder if Eric Holder will have time on his busy plate to add an investigation onto the docket. Maybe he'll slip it in after the New Black Panther investigation... oh wait . They dropped that case. Never mind.
New York election officials were required to ship the ballots to U.S. Mayor Bloomy and Sen Schmuck Schumer are feigning outrage over the fact that as many as 20,000 absentee ballots were not sent to troops serving overseas .
New York election officials were required to ship the ballots to U.S. citizens living overseas by Sept. 17. Because New York primaries were held Sept. 14, the feds granted local officials an extension until Oct. 1.
Several New York counties blew past the extension - including the city's five boroughs.
Schumer urged election officials to rush delivery of the ballots to ensure that military votes are counted.
"Put these ballots on the next plane to Afghanistan," Schumer demanded. "There is absolutely no excuse for failing to get this done."
New York State Board of Elections officials informed the feds late last week of their failure to meet the Oct. 1 deadline, which also occurred in Westchester, Putnam, Erie and Niagara counties.
In all, there are 49,468 registered overseas voters in New York State, 20,172 of whom are in the military.
In the five boroughs, there are 36,446 registered overseas voters, including 6,557 who serve in the armed forces, election officials said.
Board of Elections gaffe may nullify New York soldiers' overseas absentee ballots (http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/10/11/2010-10-11_board_of_elections_gaff_may_nullify_new_york_so ldiers_overseas_absentee_ballots.html)
I wonder if Eric Holder will have time on his busy plate to add an investigation onto the docket. Maybe he'll slip it in after the New Black Panther investigation... oh wait . They dropped that case. Never mind.