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In Final-Hour Order, Court Rules That Alabama Can Destroy Digital Voting Records After All
Gizmo ^ | 12/11/17 | Connor Sheets

Posted on 12/12/2017 8:11:01 PM PST by Enlightened1

Alabama is allowed to destroy digital voting records created at the polls during today's U.S. Senate election after all.

At 1:36 p.m. Monday, a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge issued an order directing Alabama election officials to preserve all digital ballot images created at polling places across the state today.

But at 4:32 p.m. Monday, attorneys for Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill and Ed Packard, the state administrator of elections, filed an "emergency motion to stay" that order, which the state Supreme Court granted minutes after Merrill and Packard's motion was filed.

By granting the stay, the court effectively told the state that it does not in fact have to preserve the digital ballot images - essentially digitized versions of the paper ballots voters fill out at the voting booth - created today.

The court will hold a hearing on Dec. 21 about whether to dismiss the case outright. By that point the state will have had ample time to destroy the digital ballot images legally under the stay.

Merrill and Packard's attorneys argued in the emergency motion Monday that the two officials "do not have authority to maintain such records or to require local officials to do so. Plaintiffs therefore lack standing, the Circuit Court lacks jurisdiction, and the order is a nullity. Although a nullity, it will, if not stayed, cause confusion among elections officials and be disruptive to an election scheduled for tomorrow."

But Priscilla Duncan, attorney for four Alabama voters who sued the state last week in an attempt to force election officials to preserve the digital records, said Tuesday that their argument was "spurious" and misleading.

(Excerpt) Read more at gizmodo.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alabama; court; douchejones; dougjones; erase; roymoore; rules; voting
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Gee how convenient!

Electronic voting and the record can now be erased.

Thus, the voters of Alabama can't go back to check the votes.

1 posted on 12/12/2017 8:11:01 PM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Stolen election


2 posted on 12/12/2017 8:12:10 PM PST by vpintheak (Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
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To: Enlightened1

Wrong link... Sorry... Please correct to

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/12/in_final-hour_order_court_rule.html


3 posted on 12/12/2017 8:12:11 PM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Move along, peasants. Nothing to see here.


4 posted on 12/12/2017 8:12:33 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (I told you so)
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To: Enlightened1

5 posted on 12/12/2017 8:13:41 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (I told you so)
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6 posted on 12/12/2017 8:17:11 PM PST by DoughtyOne (This forum is a Doug Jones free zone! Go Roy Moore!)
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To: Enlightened1

Seals their deal.


7 posted on 12/12/2017 8:18:14 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: vpintheak

>Stolen election

Nope. Should have been an easy win. GOP voters did not turn out.


8 posted on 12/12/2017 8:19:07 PM PST by JohnyBoy (The GOP Senate is intentionally trying to lose the majority.)
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To: Enlightened1
I noticed Fox was doing an explanation dance at the results tonight.

Can't help but think there is a war coming.

9 posted on 12/12/2017 8:20:16 PM PST by Tench_Coxe
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Stolen election

No. Republicans stayed home. Trump received 1.3 million votes in Alabama last year. Moore didn't even get half that.

There was no fraud.

10 posted on 12/12/2017 8:20:19 PM PST by Drew68
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To: Enlightened1

How can any state allow ballots, virtual or physical, to be destroyed before any recount may need to occur?


11 posted on 12/12/2017 8:21:26 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Enlightened1

How can any state allow ballots, virtual or physical, to be destroyed before any recount may need to occur?


12 posted on 12/12/2017 8:22:14 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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What has donald Trump done about voter fraud? What has that weak, feeble old man Jeff Sessions done about voter fraud?

This should have been their first priority from day one: Securing all future elections with national consequence.

13 posted on 12/12/2017 8:24:35 PM PST by Captainpaintball
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How can you conclude there was no fraud?

Ridiculous. No one knows.

And if they erase the records, no one will ever know.


14 posted on 12/12/2017 8:24:49 PM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: Drew68

Moore and Jones also received fewer votes than Hillary.


15 posted on 12/12/2017 8:24:51 PM PST by EdnaMode
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To: Enlightened1

Well,
If the records are destroyed? Just contest the outcome, and ask for proof and validation. If unable to provide......then they never voted.

Alabama.....Go Figure?


16 posted on 12/12/2017 8:29:34 PM PST by EnglishOnly (Fight all out to win OR get out now. .)
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To: Drew68

Don’t think that fraud was NOT involved in an election this important to Dems.


17 posted on 12/12/2017 8:31:00 PM PST by jdsteel (Give me freedom not more government)
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To: Drew68
"There was no fraud."

You're joking, right?

18 posted on 12/12/2017 8:33:19 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: Enlightened1

Mighty suspicious. What are they trying to hide?????


19 posted on 12/12/2017 8:34:10 PM PST by BAW (There is a Storm coming.)
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To: EdnaMode
Moore and Jones also received fewer votes than Hillary.

Jones received 90% of the votes that Hillary got.

Moore rallied 48% of Trump's voters.

Democrats got their people to the polls. Republicans stayed home. No fraud necessary.

20 posted on 12/12/2017 8:34:38 PM PST by Drew68
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