For All Our Fighting Men and
When the Salt Lake County Council met today to certify the canvassing process for this year's election in Salt Lake County, the
Republicans at first seemed determined to apply a strict interpretation of what constitutes a legitimate absentee ballot.
The absentee and provisional ballots were being counted today, leaving still in doubt several close races in Salt Lake County.
Council members David Wilde and Cort Ashton argued that if the envelopes containing the ballots did not display a clear postmark,
the ballots should not be counted. Numerous ballots mailed from foreign countries had post marks on the envelopes that were hard to
decipher. Some envelopes had no post mark at all.
Democrat Joe Hatch argued they all should be counted, using the logic of equal representation guaranteed by the Constitution.
That didn't seem to sway most of the six of nine council members at Monday morning's certification meeting.
But when Randy Horiuchi, the only other Democrat at the meeting, said that if Mormon missionaries abroad and soldiers fighting in Iraq took the time to fill out a ballot and mail it in, they have earned the right to the benefit of the doubt and have their votes counted.
Mormon missionaries and soldiers fighting in Iraq.
Those images were all it took to shake the patriotism right from the bones of the County Council members who, in the end, decided to count the votes even if there were problems with the postmarks.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
Republicans at first seemed determined to apply a strict interpretation of what constitutes a legitimate absentee ballot.
The absentee and provisional ballots were being counted today, leaving still in doubt several close races in Salt Lake County.
Council members David Wilde and Cort Ashton argued that if the envelopes containing the ballots did not display a clear postmark,
the ballots should not be counted. Numerous ballots mailed from foreign countries had post marks on the envelopes that were hard to
decipher. Some envelopes had no post mark at all.
Democrat Joe Hatch argued they all should be counted, using the logic of equal representation guaranteed by the Constitution.
That didn't seem to sway most of the six of nine council members at Monday morning's certification meeting.
But when Randy Horiuchi, the only other Democrat at the meeting, said that if Mormon missionaries abroad and soldiers fighting in Iraq took the time to fill out a ballot and mail it in, they have earned the right to the benefit of the doubt and have their votes counted.
Mormon missionaries and soldiers fighting in Iraq.
Those images were all it took to shake the patriotism right from the bones of the County Council members who, in the end, decided to count the votes even if there were problems with the postmarks.
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
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