>>>What's your take on the fact they didn't get them sent in on time? Law says they have to have the absentee ballots by a certian time - and they didn't get them on time. Not saying that I wouldn't want them to count - but at the same time you don't bypass certian laws/rules like that when they just happen to fit your needs (they exist for a reason).
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>>My understanding is it's not when they are received, it's when they are postmarked. If they are postmarked by a certain date, they are supposed to be counted, and the dems were trying to preclude those.
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>Actually, not so in PA. The law here says they have to be received by the county by a specified date (it's the Thursday or Friday before the election). This comes from the PA Dept. of State website:
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>Absentee Ballot Application Deadlines for Electors in Military Service
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>Completed absentee ballot applications must be received by the county board of elections no later than 5:00 P.M. on the Friday before Election Day.
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>Here's the link: http://www.dos.state.pa.us/voting/cwp/view.asp?a=1193&q=442991&votingNav=|&votingNav=|
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>From my county's website, I find the same deadline for all absentee ballots:
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>Do post marks count when submitting an absentee ballot application or when returning the actual ballot? No. The absentee ballot application must be in the Election Board Office no later that 5:00 pm on the Tuesday prior to the Election. The actual voted ballot must be in the Election Board Office no later than 5:00 pm on the Friday prior to the Election.
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>http://www.montcopa.org/montco/voteserv.htm
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>Tamar

Hey Tamar,

I thought I saw something on the news about a lawsuit being filed there and the court saying they had to take the absentee ballots. Oh well, I'm pretty sure in Florida, it's the postmark.