2004 Election Not Quite Over
While you might remember the ancient history (at least on the internet) that was the 2004 election, it's just not quite over in North Carolina. While in the statewide race the North Carolina Legislature overruled the clear votes of the people and completely ignored rulings of the State Supreme Court to declare their Democrat friend a winner, in another race, things are not yet settled.
At issue is the same problem as with the statewide race that the Democrats settled by ignoring the actual votes of the people and just unilaterally making a decision -- voting out of precinct. As the State Supreme Court has said at least twice now, the North Carolina Constitution is very clear -- voters MUST vote in their own precinct. In one race for County Commissioner, the Supreme Court also ruled that out of precinct ballots should not be counted. However, the Democrat-controlled board of elections has continued to ignore the Supreme Court and allowed the Democrat to remain in office while lawsuits continue. The Supreme Court may be set to rule yet again that out of precinct ballots cannot be counted. Maybe, just maybe, the 2004 election will be finally settled before the 2006 election starts -- but I'm not holding my breath.
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