OK. I've stayed waaaaaay past my bedtime watching election results. But I've noticed something interesting about the official Florida Secretary of State election page.
The first time they posted the results as 100%, Bush led by 1,210 votes and at the bottom it said "Runoff Election Indicated" (I saved the page, as of about 3AM).
Now I've reloaded the official results p age again at 6AM. It's still 100% reporting. Here Bush leads by 791 votes. But more interesting (to me) is that the "Runoff Election Indicated" sentence now says:
"Recount Indicated"
So this obviously means that they're gonna do a recount. But if the recount is unsatisfactory or still very close, is there a provision within national or state (Florida) statutes to have a runoff election?
Ah, someone just sent me this link from the National Archives with the following information:
What would happen if two candidates tied in a State's popular vote, or there
was a dispute as to the winner?
A tie is a statistically remote possibility even in smaller States. But if a State's popular vote were to
come out as a tie between candidates, State law would govern as to what procedure would be
followed in breaking the tie. A tie would not be known of until late November or early December, after
a recount and after the Secretary of State had certified the election results. Federal law would allow a
State to hold a run-off election.
A very close finish could also result in a run-off election or legal action to decide the winner. Under
Federal law (3 U.S.C. section 5), State law governs on this issue, and would be conclusive in
determining the selection of Electors. The law provides that if States have laws to determine
controversies or contests as to the selection of Electors, those determinations must be completed six
days prior to the day the Electors meet.
So did the appearance of "Runoff Election Indicated" on the official Fl. Secretary of State website indicate a possible runoff? Is this allowable under Florida statutes (btw, I'm browsing through them now but can't find any pertinent information. But I don't think my brain can handle legislative jargon at 6:20am.
But if there's nothing that doesn't allow it, I think it's very possible that Florida might have a run-off election, possibly between just Gore and Bush.
this is where the OFFICIAL RESULTS are coming from and it's the website that NBC is referring to. but it's getting HAMMERED right now. it's crazy. tom brokaw isn't lying. only about 600 votes.
...the common-sense one used in most places. In nearly every library that I've been in with a computer, the monitors are in fairly conspicuous positions. Your average 14-year old with a jonesin for some Jenna Jameson isn't gonna bother searching for porn if there is a remote chance that mom/sis/the librarian/that cute girl that sits behind him in american history is gonna have a chance of catching him.
And if he is "caught"? I know in the computer labs on campus, you are normally told that it's school policy that university computers not be used for "those purposes", and you are kindly asked to stop. Not too difficult...
But my guess is that a tap on the shoulder doesn't count as "a policy to restrict access by minors to Internet" in the eyes of the Utah Legislature....
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She did have some very nice...err...umm...texture mapping.
The episode had some funny lines, but as a whole, really died as a story. Especially with the generic "Oh my God, Mulder is trapped in the cyber-world" theme that seems to be visited in any mediocre virtual reality story...quick, Lassie...I mean, Scully, go strap on your Laser-Tag gear and save him. Whatever.
And the programmer girl was a disturbing stereotype. "I'm a lonely coder with no self-esteem, so I'll create my idea of a perfect woman because I'm so ugly and worthless...I just need a G-string, broadsword, and some Tekken 3 moves. Done!" Just because she's a female in a male dominated world doesn't mean she has to have little-to-no self-esteem and believe the perfect woman is a gun-wielding supermodel.
Part of me wants to expect better...but then again, the writer probably saw The Matrix and decided it would be kewl to do an X-Files episode like that. Sigh.
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The first time they posted the results as 100%, Bush led by 1,210 votes and at the bottom it said "Runoff Election Indicated" (I saved the page, as of about 3AM).
Now I've reloaded the official results p age again at 6AM. It's still 100% reporting. Here Bush leads by 791 votes. But more interesting (to me) is that the "Runoff Election Indicated" sentence now says:
"Recount Indicated"
So this obviously means that they're gonna do a recount. But if the recount is unsatisfactory or still very close, is there a provision within national or state (Florida) statutes to have a runoff election?
Ah, someone just sent me this link from the National Archives with the following information:
So did the appearance of "Runoff Election Indicated" on the official Fl. Secretary of State website indicate a possible runoff? Is this allowable under Florida statutes (btw, I'm browsing through them now but can't find any pertinent information. But I don't think my brain can handle legislative jargon at 6:20am.
But if there's nothing that doesn't allow it, I think it's very possible that Florida might have a run-off election, possibly between just Gore and Bush.
Which means no Nader.
Interesting.......
Note the last line:
Runoff election indicated
Runoff? Is this correct?
And the final results state:
Bush: 2,904,198
Gore: 2,902,988
Nader: 94,368
But this is without recounts. Which is what they're doing in Dade County as we speak.
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but keep trying. i got through once.
this is where the OFFICIAL RESULTS are coming from and it's the website that NBC is referring to. but it's getting HAMMERED right now. it's crazy. tom brokaw isn't lying. only about 600 votes.
and the main results page is at http://enight.dos.state .fl .us/001107RACES.ASP?DATE=001107
sorry about the quick incoherent post. but this is just....insane. god bless america. :)
And if he is "caught"? I know in the computer labs on campus, you are normally told that it's school policy that university computers not be used for "those purposes", and you are kindly asked to stop. Not too difficult...
But my guess is that a tap on the shoulder doesn't count as "a policy to restrict access by minors to Internet" in the eyes of the Utah Legislature....
The episode had some funny lines, but as a whole, really died as a story. Especially with the generic "Oh my God, Mulder is trapped in the cyber-world" theme that seems to be visited in any mediocre virtual reality story...quick, Lassie...I mean, Scully, go strap on your Laser-Tag gear and save him. Whatever.
And the programmer girl was a disturbing stereotype. "I'm a lonely coder with no self-esteem, so I'll create my idea of a perfect woman because I'm so ugly and worthless...I just need a G-string, broadsword, and some Tekken 3 moves. Done!" Just because she's a female in a male dominated world doesn't mean she has to have little-to-no self-esteem and believe the perfect woman is a gun-wielding supermodel.
Part of me wants to expect better...but then again, the writer probably saw The Matrix and decided it would be kewl to do an X-Files episode like that. Sigh.