Obama, Romney Campaigns Enlist Thousands Of Lawyers In Case Election Is Contested

[Tx4obama]

Obama, Romney Campaigns Enlist Thousands Of Lawyers In Case Election Is Contested

Both President Barack Obama‘s and Mitt Romney‘s campaigns have enlisted thousands of attorneys in case any factors cause the upcoming election to be contested, the Boston Globe reported. One particularly notable factor being Hurricane Sandy.

“Election litigation has become an institutionalized part of campaigns since the 2000 presidential race,” the report noted, and the “volume of court fights triggered by contests up and down the ballot has doubled in the past 12 years.”

This time around, the storm that devastated a large portion of the Northeast “has hampered early voting and created concern that those in ravaged areas may have difficulty getting to the polls next Tuesday.” It’s a cause for concern for both sides:

“If there are lingering problems, lack of power, impassable streets, closed polling places — all of those things could lead to litigation just before or on Election Day,” Hasen said.

With many polls — both nationally and in battleground states — showing a statistical dead heat between President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, the two sides are putting unprecedented energy into lawyering up.

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Full article here: http://www.mediaite.com/online/obama-romney-campaigns-enlist-thousands-of-lawyers-in-case-election-is-contested/

Additional article with more info below...

Obama, Romney line up elite lawyers for potential election disputes
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/27/us-usa-campaign-lawyers-idUSBRE89Q02520121027

[elleng]

1. And vote tampering planned:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251195868

[Tx4obama]

2. Hmmmm. n/t

[ladjf]

3. We will need some computer experts. nt

[elleng]

4. Yes; we lawyers ain't worth all that much.

[ladjf]

5. Need both. nt