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2016 Postmortem

hedda_foil

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11. This has been tried before. There is no star, much less Florida, that allows individuals to do this

Reply to Aimee in OKC (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 01:05 AM

Dec 2016

Nobody can touch ballots unless they do so under the auspices and oversight of the relevant election officials. A FOIA request will give you a fairly informative spreadsheet, but not access to the actual ballots. Florida has pretty bizarre laws on recounts, but they're still the law. Unfortunately, this group is twelve years or more years late on the learning curve.

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This from my FB feed on a nonprofit group planning to sue FL. Has anyone else seen this? Thoughts? [View all] Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 OP

what are the recount rules in florida? texasmomof3 Dec 2016 #1

Neither SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #4

Good Question...Does anyone know. Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 #2

To the best of my knowledge, Florida does not do statewide recounts. The rule has been... hedda_foil Dec 2016 #3

Perhaps FL citizens could do some independent vote counting. Aimee in OKC Dec 2016 #7

This has been tried before. There is no star, much less Florida, that allows individuals to do this hedda_foil Dec 2016 #11

Not the actual ballots per se ... Aimee in OKC Dec 2016 #14

So could a non-profit sue? Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 #5

Why a non profit is suing in FL and it can't be a candidate fallrey Dec 2016 #6

Sounds like a scam greytdemocrat Dec 2016 #8

I think trump won FLa by like 220,000 votes (and exit polls agree), so it seems a folly. jmg257 Dec 2016 #9

donated $25 triron Dec 2016 #10

Florida was already certified budkin Dec 2016 #12

So has Michigan but triron Dec 2016 #13

Different states, different laws SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #15