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Re: ballot confusion?
At 04:43 PM 11/09/2000 -0800, Marc Cramer wrote:
>When I finished with Idaho's amazingly simple
>ballot, I pulled it out of the machine, leafed through the book looking at
>the numbers listed next to the choices, and visually checked that the ones
>that I punched were not on the card any more. And that all of the others
>still were. Who's responsibility is it that I voted correctly? Mine!
Marc,
Kudos to you. I presume you checked your ballot because you assumed there
was a possibility (albiet small) that you made a mistake. What if you
discovered that you made a mistake, and wanted a new ballot, and the
election official denied you the opportunity (which I presume is either
total incompetence and/or a violation of federal law). There is at least
one report of that happening. Seriously, what would you do if the official
snatched your ballot and dropped it in the ballot box? If you wouldn't
think about a legal challenge, then I propose that you aren't sincere about
your commitment to democracy.
Bob Hoffmann
846 Mabelle St.
Moscow, ID 83843 USA
Phone: (208) 883-0642
Fax: (877) 495-2279
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