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The Absentee "butterfly" ballot in Cleveland Ohio

 
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 3:53 am    Post subject: The Absentee "butterfly" ballot in Cleveland Ohio Reply with quote

This is the absentee ballot given out in Cuyahoga county board of elections ( Cleveland Ohio )
This is an excerpt from the linked article.
I hope it will be more welcome here that at that...er...other board...those dirtbags locked my thread! Mad

Absentee voters in the most populous county of a critical state in the presidential election are complaining about a ballot layout that they say might prompt some people to choose the wrong candidate, or none at all.

Another voting issue was left in limbo for Ohioans Wednesday when a federal judge rejected Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell's latest order on how to handle people who try to vote in the wrong precinct. The dispute means election boards may receive two sets of orders as they wait for an appeals court to rule.

The absentee voting problem in Cuyahoga County occurs when voters align the ballot portion, which shows a candidate's name, a number and an arrow, with the punch card, which also bears numbers. The pieces are designed to align in the voting machines used on Election Day, but the numbers don't always line up for people voting absentee.

The elections board in the traditionally Democratic county has fielded numerous calls from voters confused about the layout of absentee ballots.

The county, which includes Cleveland , is receiving more than 2,000 requests for absentee ballots every day. Both presidential campaigns have focused on the county in a state both candidates consider crucial to what's expected to be a close election Nov. 2.

http://www.onnnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=2460394&nav=LQlCSEtg


Is the choice for Kerry clear? ( punch #6 )
Is the choice for Bush clear? ( punch #4 )


Can you see where Ralph Nader's name was removed?

If the republicans were alarmed at the format,they could have corrected it during the Nader deletion.


Rember, Cleveland is not West Palm Beach
I think we can get through this by showing up at the polls Wink

Cleveland ( dem stronghold ) should not be made an issue next tuesday.
Central and southern Ohio will take the state for Bush. Cool
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