Two issues cry out to me for emphasis in the court of public opinion.

First, the "bipartisan" nature of the Boards of Election (BOEs) is nominal at best. The SoS has the power to issue directives and votes the tie-breaker at the county level. It was Blackwell's directive that required voters must be in the right precinct for example. In any case where a BOE vote is split evenly on party lines Blackwell's vote breaks the tie. Finally all BOE members serve at the pleasure of the SoS. The sham of bipartisanship needs to be continually exposed.

Second, whether there were (let's call them) over-zealous actions by the contest attorneys that stretched the rules of civil procedure, the total absence of care for democratic processes is evident in the the Secretary's motion itself which acknowledges "long lines, shortages of machines, failing to receive notice of the proper voting precinct, or casting or provisional ballots" (pp. 6-7). The team of Blackwell, Petro and Moyers apparently care little for the protection of voters' rights.

--John