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it is entirely a form reply, but who knows?
I intend to reply taking up the issue he states is his reason behind his actions in the Senate on 1/6/05: ..."is a profound intrusion into a Democratic election. Such a process should be pursued only when the most extreme and compelling evidence points to fraud of sufficient magnitude to steal the election...", you will see this below in a copy of the letter I'm posting here.
I wrote him before and after letters regarding the Ohio vote/electoral issues.
So here's the email I received about 10 minutes ago....
Dear Ms. Balterman:
Thank you for contacting me about the certification of the 2004 Presidential electoral vote.
I strongly agree with you that every American should have the right to vote and know that his or her vote will be counted accurately. It is imperative that in the very near future, we look not just at Ohio, but at the election process in all the states so that we can make necessary changes to the conduct of our elections.
I did not oppose the election results when the electoral vote count came before the Senate and the House of Representatives, because Congress is not the proper public authority to adjudicate election results. For Members of Congress to vote—after a two-hour debate prescribed under existing federal law—whether to reject a state's certified tally of votes, eliminate its electoral votes, and, in this case, throw the election into the House of Representatives for another partisan vote, is a profound intrusion into a Democratic election. Such a process should be pursued only when the most extreme and compelling evidence points to fraud of sufficient magnitude to steal the election. I did not see evidence of such a violation in the 2004 Presidential election.
Thank you again for being in touch with me. Please do not hesitate to contact me again regarding any other matters of concern to you.
My best regards. Sincerely,
Mark Dayton United States Senator
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