Parties await judge's ruling on Lake County early voting


	Parties await judge's ruling on Lake County early voting

monstersmom

10-23-2008 12:04 PM

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10-23-2008 12:43 PM

masbury

Judge denied the GOP petition, ruled the votes count and the voting centers stay open! R's can appeal to the State Supreme Ct.

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   sites in Lake County’s Democratic strongholds questioned local officials 
   about the absentee voting process during visits to the disputed sites.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chestertontribune.com/Politics%20and%20Elections/parties_await_judges_ruling_on_l.htm">Republicans want to shut down the centers in the largely Democratic county on 
   the grounds that they will increase the likelihood of vote fraud in the Nov. 
   4 election</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chestertontribune.com/Politics%20and%20Elections/parties_await_judges_ruling_on_l.htm"><P><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size="4">Kavadias-Schneider, who was appointed a special judge in the case by the 
   Indiana Supreme Court, questioned county elections board director Sally 
   LaSota on Monday about the process of early voting and safeguards against 
   vote fraud.</FONT></FONT></p> <FONT face="Times New Roman">   </FONT><P>
<FONT face="Times New Roman">   <FONT size="4">LaSota assured the judge that the elections board staff ensures voters are 
   registered and don’t vote more than once</FONT></FONT></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chestertontribune.com/Politics%20and%20Elections/parties_await_judges_ruling_on_l.htm">When Kavadias-Schneider asked, “What of those who have already voted?” R. 
   Lawrence Steele, a GOP lawyer, replied, “Maybe those votes should be 
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