Does It Bother You That Lawyers and Judges Are Picking the President?

[magdalene]

Tymp,

Heh. Interesting. You got a cite for that? I’m not asking you in a snotty “I disagree” way, but I’m itching to see what types of “competition” are included in New Mexico’s constitution. Drinking games? Lawn darts? Archery? Wet T-shirts?

[2nd_Law]

New Mexico election law in the event of a tie, which you can find at http://www.findlaw.com (but the url to the specific statute, New Mexico Stat. Ann. §1-13-11, won’t work on here due to formatting) refers to a tie being determined by lot. IIRC, for this election the parties had agreed that in the event of a tie the method of random selection (i.e. “determination by lot”) was to be a hand of poker.

[Esprix]

Originally posted by magdalene

Al Gore and George W. Bush were TRICKED! We could have ended this whole election mess weeks ago, if only they hadn’t been sucked in by lawyer commercials on late-night TV.

“If you have been injured on the job or in an auto accident…if your child has been injured due to medical malpractice…or if the voters didn’t pick you by a wide enough margin, please call the offices of DeJure & DeFacto LLP.”

You rock!

Your suggestion of single combat, while entertaining in a Thunderdome sort of way, is slightly…inconsistent…with the U.S. constitution.

Yeah, just slightly… :rolleyes:

Esprix

[Tymp]

Thanks, 2nd Law!

1-13-11. Post-election duties; tie vote.

In the event of a tie vote between any candidates in the election for the same office, the determination as to which of the candidates shall be declared to have been nominated or elected shall be decided by lot. The method of determining by lot shall be agreed upon by a majority of a committee consisting of the tied candidates, the county chairmen of the political parties that participated in the election and the district judge. The county canvassing board shall issue the certificate of nomination or election to the candidate chosen by lot.

I guess I didn’t remember it exactly, but at least now I know that I didn’t dream the whole thing.

[magdalene]

Thanks, gentlemen. Very interesting!