Bob Barr, Libertarian Party nominee for President in 2008, filed as a declared write-in candidate for President in the District of Columbia, because he did not petition to get his name on the ballot. However, the D.C. Board of Elections refused to tally how many write-in votes he received. On August 7, 2009, Barr and the Libertarian Party sued the D.C. Board of Elections, arguing that the U.S. Constitution protects the right of voters to have their valid votes counted. Write-ins for President and all other office are valid in D.C., but the Board says it costs too much money and bother to count them.
On June 30, U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan wrote identical letters to both the Attorney General of the United States, and to the U.S. Attorney for D.C., and asked each of them to express the opinion of the United States government about the case. The judge attached the briefs from both sides to his letter. He asked for a response by July 30, or at least an indication by July 30 as to whether either official intends to express an opinion in this case.
Again – sorry – D.C. is NOT a State for purposes of 14th Amdt, Sec. 2 — regardless of the 23rd Amdt.
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What part of the TOTAL govt spending is for holding elections — to have some sort of appearance of having some sort of Democracy in the U.S.A. ???
0.1 percent — more or less ???
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The nearly dead U.S.A. Constitution is now full of very dangerous election related loopholes and ANTI-Democracy JUNK.
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Uniform definition of Elector in ALL of the U.S.A.
P.R. and App.V.