Don't get me wrong I want everyone to take the time to vote and take part in the democratic process. So maybe if you just can't make up your mind but want to still take part you show up and vote "I don't know". It was very interesting and the hamsters in my head are running at full speed as I ponder the thought.
What if Uncommitted won even one congressional district. Would those delegates to the National Convention get to vote for who ever they want? Or would they have to go and vote "I don't know". Also does uncommitted equate to "none of the above". What if the ballot only had the names of those who remained in the race and no opportunity to vote uncommitted? 4, 500 voters would have had to choose between Hillary or Barak or enter a write in candidate. How much would this have changed this election in which the win hinges on less than 200 votes. Hmmm.
Below is the latest results as of 2-6-08 at 6:04 pm which I got from KOAT's web site. The Democratic party did not have grand totals only county by county, It includes the latest uncommitted votes.
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New Mexico has gone to all paper ballots for all elections. This should be much more accurate and reliable than the solely electronic machines. This last caucus had only one question on it. Counting the ballots after the polls closed was very quick, even though we didn't run them through an electronic reader.
The holdup is the provisional ballots for people whose names weren't on the voter list. They each have to be checked against the master list to see if they are really registered Democrats in New Mexico. If they are, the ballots are put in the correct precincts to be counted. The party didn't want to turn anyone away, and many people weren't sure where to vote, or whether they were Democrats. Precinct numbers and party registration are on your voter card, but many voters didn't have them with them. (By the way, DTS on your voter card means "Declined to State", or no party.)
Several voters told us that one of the local TV stations was saying that Republicans could vote too. Technically they could, but their votes won't be counted. Many of the early-voting states that got so much publicity have open primaries, but New Mexico has a closed one. If you want to participate in the rest of the Democratic Primary in June and you aren't one now, re-register as a Democrat! Voter registration forms are at all the libraries.
Thanks for your comments and the information Michelle. While I understand the new voting machines or readers use paper ballots the counting and totals are near instant as the ballots are designed to be feed into the reader immediately is what I understand to be the case. Much different than the hand counted ballots we used in the caucus.
2 reasons why there will be a Republican President that everyone seems to be missing.... its so obvious. 1. Hillary is a woman, no female President in history, we Americans are not going to start now. And Obama is Black, no Black President in history, ever. What makes you think that America is going to change now? Americans are so prejudice and anit women leader minded.
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