Boston appeals court set to hear arguments over disputed ballots in Puerto

[Judi Lynn]

Boston appeals court set to hear arguments over disputed ballots in Puerto Rico's gubernatorial election
Sunday December 12, 2004

By FRANK GRIFFITHS
Associated Press Writer

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) With no victor in sight, Puerto Rico has been wrangling for more than a month over disputed ballots in a governor's race that may ultimately be decided in the Boston appeals court. Arguments are set to begin Monday.

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will decide whether the island's Supreme Court or a U.S. district judge in San Juan should have jurisdiction over thousands of disputed ballots favoring pro-commonwealth candidate Anibal Acevedo Vila of the Popular Democratic Party.

Preliminary election results from Nov. 2 showed Acevedo Vila narrowly ahead of pro-statehood contender, former Gov. Pedro Rossello of the New Progressive Party 48.38 to 48.18 percent.On the ballots in question, voters marked an 'x' for the tiny Independence Party, but they also put marks next to the names of Acevedo Vila and Roberto Prats, the Popular Democratic Party's candidate for nonvoting delegate to U.S. Congress.
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Puerto Rico's Bar Association will attend the Boston hearings, arguing the territory's Supreme Court should have jurisdiction in interpreting the island's electoral laws and not U.S. courts.
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http://cbsnewyork.com/international/PuertoRico-Elections-ai/resources_news_html

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1. CBS TV New York gives coverage

to election questions in the Puerto Rico Governor race.

Have they given coverage to serious indications of FRAUD in the U.S. PRESIDENTIAL election?????

Pfffttt.

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2. You Know What All This Illustrates?

Wide spread attempts by Republicans. Yes a CONSPIRACY and I am not holding back from calling it the way it is. We can not afford to be influenced by public opinion.