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Amishman

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16. yes, early voting began Sept 19th, well before the october general assembly vote

Reply to dweller (Reply #15)

Fri May 8, 2026, 12:21 PM

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so the argument is that because there were voters who voted before the first GA vote, the requirement that there be an election between the two GA votes was not followed.

I can see that technicality and I do see it as a violation of the process. However, were I disagree is that it is a material breach. I believe it is extremely unlikely that the issue would have been decisive to flip enough of those early votes to change the composition of the second legislature.

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