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Examples of challenged ballots in Minnesota
The Minnesota Public Radio website has posted several examples (bigger pictures here) of ballots that have been challenged in one way or another by both the Franken and Coleman campaigns respectively, and asks that you be the judge on whether the ballots should be counted, and if they should be counted who they should be counted for. Make sure to vote in each one.
I have to say after looking at some of those ballots and seeing the way they were filled out – especially the ones that have marks in two different circles, you have to wonder what the hell those voters were thinking and why they didn’t say something at the polling place while they were there to clear up the confusion.
That this election is hinging on just a few hundred votes just goes to prove wrong the saying some who don’t vote use every election year – that their one little vote won’t count anyway. Races like this one demonstrate otherwise. Never say your vote doesn’t count.
Update: James Joyner has posted his opinions on the ballots. Here are mine:
Ballot #
1. Coleman.
2. Coleman.
3. Reject.
4. Franken.
5. Reject.
6. Franken – that said, was it not clear enough that the voter should have filled in the circle? Sheesh.
7. Coleman.
8. Franken.
9. Barkley.
10. Barkley.
11. Coleman.
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I would like to know is the concept of reading and following directions dependent upon which part of the country you live in (see FL/MN)…
Beginning to think there should be a common sense exam before one can vote.
I pretty much agree with your opinions on the ballots…
Personally, I’m sticking with The Lizard People
Hoo boy.
As amusing as the original story was (with the pictures! I like pictures) I’d made the mistake of going to the “discussion” about this that MNPR had linked to.
OMG. I have rarely seen a more vitreous den of paranoia and ignorance.
Sorry, but the paper ballots they showed, IMNSHO, do make a point for electronic balloting. We have it here in VA — it’s electronic with a paper confirmation — and personally, I love it. As a voter, it’s hard to screw up. The system won’t allow someone to vote for more than one candidate at a time, it ignores any scribbles or mismarks on the screen, it asks for confirmation for every decision as it’s made, and there’s a paper backup onsite (and verifiable) in case of a recount.
All that being said, it is worth noting that the total number of contested ballots in this case is 0.00487% of the total number of ballots cast. This is hardly a significant number, let alone a majority. Um, I gotta ask: is this really a problem?
Lizard People in 2012,
– kd