[HPforGrownups] Re: And the winner is George W. Voldemort (OT)

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 5486

heidi wrote:

> Just to complicate things, Florida law specifies that voters mark the space
> to the right of the name of the candidate they want to vote for.

But didn't the head election official (title escapes me) approve the ballot?
Surely she knows this law? That's weird.

> Now, I'm not suggesting that Florida voters *knew* the law said "right" and
> voted that way because of it. I'm saying that the ballot design may actually
> have been illegal under Florida law. You can see the ballot at
> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/nm/20001108/pl/mdf129505.html

Well, it doesn't look that confusing to me, but maybe they could have made the
arrows bigger or something. Why didn't anyone say anything to the election
judges at the polling place? Or say anything during the election, instead of
after? Or did they, and we're not hearing about it?

> So what happens now?

Good question. I don't think you can let some of the population recast their
votes, without letting everyone. Urgh.

--Amanda