Obama's Grandmother's Absentee Ballot will be Counted by State of Hawaii

[RamboLiberal]

Source: ABC News

ABC News' Tahman Bradley, Rigel Anderson and Arnab Datta Report:

While Sen. Barack Obama's late grandmother Madelyn Dunham will not live to see the outcome of this historic election, her 2008 vote will count.

Hawaii Chief Elections Officer Kevin Cronin told ABC News this evening that the absentee ballot cast by Dunham before she passed away will count. Cronin said Dunham's absentee ballot was received on October 27 and found to meet the requirements of a valid absentee ballot and will therefore be counted with the rest of the state's ballots tomorrow.

Obama learned that his grandmother lost her battle with cancer early Monday. She was 86.



Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/11/obamas-grandm-1.html

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I still have tears in my eyes tonight. God Bless you Mrs. Dunham and thank you for the gift of the wonderful man you help to raise that brings all of us such hope.

[madmax]

1. Right up to the end.

:cry:

[ogneopasno]

2. I was actually wondering about this and I'm so glad to see this.

RIP Toot -- thank you for everything.

[bigworld]

3. Is that the rule in every state? Just wondering.

[kikiek]

7. I don't think they could track down individual votes to check if the people are still alive.

So it is legal.

[FightingIrish]

4. As much as I'd love a landlside, I'd be thriled if it came down

to a single vote in the last state counted.

[Posteritatis]

5. The howls of rage would be magnificent! (nt)

[polmaven]

6. She may not be physically here

to see this, but she will be celebrating with her daughter, his mother. They will be together to see the child they loved and raised become president of this country. I'm sure Senator Obama is comforted knowing that his mom now has her own mother to celebrate with. He will continue to have their guidance during his 8 years in office.

RIP Ms. Dunham. Thank you for a job well done in your influence on Barack.

[RamboLiberal]

9. And she will be celebrating with his grandfather as well as their daughter

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama, in 1979 gets a hug during his high school graduation in Hawaii from his maternal grandparents, Stanley Armour Dunham and Madelyn Payne, both natives of Kansas.

[polmaven]

12. Yes, she will!

Senator Obama will. I know, take comfort in his Christian faith today, and on January 20, 2009. Three of the most important people in his life will be together again, and will help to guide his every move in the next 8 years.

Again I will say...RIP, Tutu!

[Raschel]

8. Now that makes me tear up. What a poignant headline.

[Number23]

10. I am SO glad to hear that!

That's very good news

[Vidar]

11. Way to go, Grandma!! May we all go down fighting!

[VWolf]

13. Bless you, Madelyn Dunham

Hope she voted for Obama
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