Coleman v. Ritchie

ANDERSON, PAUL H., Justice

(dissenting).

It’s not the voting that’s democracy, it’s the counting.

Tom Stoppard, Jumpers (1972) act I.

I respectfully dissent. I disagree with the majority’s decision to enjoin county canvassing boards from including any previously rejected absentee ballots in the administrative recount. I appreciate the majority’s efforts to see that the results of the election reflect “the true vote of the people.” We all share the goal that the results of this election be accurate. But the majority’s decision to bar county canvassing boards from performing their legal duties —…