Comments on: Sick and Un-Minnesotan: Michael Brodkorb Thinks 84 Year Old Stroke Victim’s Ballot Shouldn’t Count http://mnpublius.com/2008/11/sick-and-un-minnesotan-michael-brodkorb-thinks-84-year-old-stroke-victims-ballot-shouldnt-count/ Tracking Minnesota Politics Since 2005 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:23:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lojasmo http://mnpublius.com/2008/11/sick-and-un-minnesotan-michael-brodkorb-thinks-84-year-old-stroke-victims-ballot-shouldnt-count/#comment-29190 lojasmo Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:05:13 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=4103#comment-29190 Really- It's just you. Really-

It’s just you.

]]> By: Nitro http://mnpublius.com/2008/11/sick-and-un-minnesotan-michael-brodkorb-thinks-84-year-old-stroke-victims-ballot-shouldnt-count/#comment-29189 Nitro Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:16:27 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=4103#comment-29189 Really? What names were you called? Do you need a stuffed panda bear and a cup of hot cocoa with marshmallows? There there now, pally. I'm sure you will think my comment is boring, useless, uninsightful dribble. Really?

What names were you called?

Do you need a stuffed panda bear and a cup of hot cocoa with marshmallows?

There there now, pally.

I’m sure you will think my comment is boring, useless, uninsightful dribble.

]]> By: Really? http://mnpublius.com/2008/11/sick-and-un-minnesotan-michael-brodkorb-thinks-84-year-old-stroke-victims-ballot-shouldnt-count/#comment-29188 Really? Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:05:09 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=4103#comment-29188 Zach, I asked a question based on facts. You called me names and didn't answer the question. No further explanation needed. Your character is noted. Zach,

I asked a question based on facts. You called me names and didn’t answer the question.

No further explanation needed. Your character is noted.

]]> By: tkg http://mnpublius.com/2008/11/sick-and-un-minnesotan-michael-brodkorb-thinks-84-year-old-stroke-victims-ballot-shouldnt-count/#comment-29125 tkg Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:50:46 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=4103#comment-29125 Statute 203B.12 Subd. 7 says:The names of voters who have submitted an absentee ballot return envelope to the county auditor or municipal clerk may not be made available for public inspection until the close of voting on election day. So Franken should have a list of absentee voters, the problem is determining which were rejected. Rejected absentees are supposed to be notified if the ballot is received 5 days before election day. Absentee signatures do not have to match, they only have to be "legitimate". If they had access to the voter rolls, they could check every absentee name to see if their name had been been initialed "A.B.", if not, the absentee ballot was not counted. Just for the record IANAL Statute 203B.12 Subd. 7 says:The names of voters who have submitted an absentee ballot return envelope to the county auditor or municipal clerk may not be made available for public inspection until the close of voting on election day.
So Franken should have a list of absentee voters, the problem is determining which were rejected.
Rejected absentees are supposed to be notified if the ballot is received 5 days before election day.
Absentee signatures do not have to match, they only have to be “legitimate”.
If they had access to the voter rolls, they could check every absentee name to see if their name had been been initialed “A.B.”, if not, the absentee ballot was not counted.

Just for the record IANAL

]]> By: Kerosene Hat http://mnpublius.com/2008/11/sick-and-un-minnesotan-michael-brodkorb-thinks-84-year-old-stroke-victims-ballot-shouldnt-count/#comment-29122 Kerosene Hat Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:49:16 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=4103#comment-29122 So will MNPublius issue a correction? At least the facade of team Franken and Democrats trusting our election system has come down. If you believe we have a good system in this state and trust Ritchie to implement a fair recount the lawsuit based on a rumor sure was a funny way to show it. Why don't both campaigns sit down, shut-up and let the recount happen. There are going to be mistakes, votes not counted, miscounted, and improperly accounted for. We simply don't have a perfect system. What is important at this point is that every vote be treated the same so as a whole the errors are evenly distributed. Silly me, I almost forgot that neither cares about anything more than winning. As such they will use any anecdote they can find to support their own irrational narrative. The absolute dishonestly that underlies everything out of both candidates and campaigns would be comical if one of them wasn't going to end up being our senator. So will MNPublius issue a correction? At least the facade of team Franken and Democrats trusting our election system has come down. If you believe we have a good system in this state and trust Ritchie to implement a fair recount the lawsuit based on a rumor sure was a funny way to show it.

Why don’t both campaigns sit down, shut-up and let the recount happen. There are going to be mistakes, votes not counted, miscounted, and improperly accounted for. We simply don’t have a perfect system. What is important at this point is that every vote be treated the same so as a whole the errors are evenly distributed.

Silly me, I almost forgot that neither cares about anything more than winning. As such they will use any anecdote they can find to support their own irrational narrative. The absolute dishonestly that underlies everything out of both candidates and campaigns would be comical if one of them wasn’t going to end up being our senator.

]]> By: Dan http://mnpublius.com/2008/11/sick-and-un-minnesotan-michael-brodkorb-thinks-84-year-old-stroke-victims-ballot-shouldnt-count/#comment-29117 Dan Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:03:06 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=4103#comment-29117 This story is not true - the woman's ballot was not disallowed because of her handwriting. http://www.minnpost.com/braublog/2008/11/13/4612/frankens_turn_at_false_storytelling This story is not true - the woman’s ballot was not disallowed because of her handwriting.

http://www.minnpost.com/braublog/2008/11/13/4612/frankens_turn_at_false_storytelling

]]> By: Pathetic... http://mnpublius.com/2008/11/sick-and-un-minnesotan-michael-brodkorb-thinks-84-year-old-stroke-victims-ballot-shouldnt-count/#comment-29116 Pathetic... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:42:07 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=4103#comment-29116 This whole this is bordering on moronic. Up to this point the righty blogs have been hyperventilating over nothing, spreading innuendo and casting doubt on the whole election process while spreading the stupid lies about ballots in cars. Until now, the Franken camp has kept to a pretty basic message about simply counting the votes. Now we get this stupidity from the Franken camp. Why can't they just let the recount process take place? Why irritate hard-working election officials around the State? These people have enough to deal with. The only thing either side is going to accomplish is to give Minnesota a black eye. Good luck finding people willing to help run elections. This whole this is bordering on moronic. Up to this point the righty blogs have been hyperventilating over nothing, spreading innuendo and casting doubt on the whole election process while spreading the stupid lies about ballots in cars. Until now, the Franken camp has kept to a pretty basic message about simply counting the votes. Now we get this stupidity from the Franken camp. Why can’t they just let the recount process take place? Why irritate hard-working election officials around the State? These people have enough to deal with. The only thing either side is going to accomplish is to give Minnesota a black eye. Good luck finding people willing to help run elections.

]]> By: Zach http://mnpublius.com/2008/11/sick-and-un-minnesotan-michael-brodkorb-thinks-84-year-old-stroke-victims-ballot-shouldnt-count/#comment-29113 Zach Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:21:46 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=4103#comment-29113 oh Really, everything here is written strictly for your viewing pleasure. Got anymore boring, useless, uninsightful dribble to add? I Really, Really, Really want to read more intelligent banter from you. REALLY. oh Really, everything here is written strictly for your viewing pleasure. Got anymore boring, useless, uninsightful dribble to add? I Really, Really, Really want to read more intelligent banter from you. REALLY.

]]> By: Really? http://mnpublius.com/2008/11/sick-and-un-minnesotan-michael-brodkorb-thinks-84-year-old-stroke-victims-ballot-shouldnt-count/#comment-29112 Really? Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:05:11 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=4103#comment-29112 Is it just me, or has this website, which used to be fairly rational as far as lefty sites go, gone on a irrational personal vendetta against Mr Brodkorb? Putting his name in the headlines twice in thre days? His name in the first paragraph of another story? Calling him out in the comments? What is with you guys? Taking a play out of the playbook of others by creating a scapegoat for all of your ills? Is it just me, or has this website, which used to be fairly rational as far as lefty sites go, gone on a irrational personal vendetta against Mr Brodkorb? Putting his name in the headlines twice in thre days? His name in the first paragraph of another story? Calling him out in the comments?

What is with you guys? Taking a play out of the playbook of others by creating a scapegoat for all of your ills?

]]> By: Frank T http://mnpublius.com/2008/11/sick-and-un-minnesotan-michael-brodkorb-thinks-84-year-old-stroke-victims-ballot-shouldnt-count/#comment-29100 Frank T Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:40:22 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=4103#comment-29100 Hey Mike, do you not have the stones to link directly to your site? TinyURL is for those with something to hide. Hey Mike, do you not have the stones to link directly to your site? TinyURL is for those with something to hide.

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