Holy cow…If this is for real, it’s amazing…
Below is part of a scan from a Michigan absentee ballot received recently by a voter. Note how selecting/completing the arrow that points to Kerry/Edwards would actually end up as a vote for Bush/Cheney since the arrows seem to be misprinted next to the names! It’s only only the Presidential section of the ballot (full ballot scan is here)
(Click on ballot for full scan of entire ballot)
Add this to the latest developing Florida mess. What the hell has this government been doing for the last four years that they couldn’t clean up this nonsense once and for all?! (don’t answer that) Unbelievable.
(Thanks Corey for the tip!)
UPDATE: Further investigation reveals this item has been out in the blogosphere for the last coupla days. Mostly on the right side of Blogistan where they see the error as a potential anti-Bush error, instead of an anti-Kerry error. But it seems Kos ran a piece on this as well. In truth, it just seems like a mess to me. Here’s an update from someone who claims to have Emailed the Michigan Secretary of State about the error and was told the error only went out to 69 voters. Hmmm…Vigilance.
UPDATE: Now Missouri! How hard could this possibly be people?!
Perhaps it was just a mistake on that one?
I received my absentee ballot (I live in Michigan) and it didn’t have that error. Or perhaps mine was just odd.
I should also add that thats not the same ballot I received. I’m not in the 4th congressional district, but the 11th.
Eh, I should just have made one post…
The fold or crease in the paper looks suspicious to me also.
The Missouri case was also worse, leaving off Bush/Cheney altogether. However, as is the case in Michigan, Missouri is sending out new absentee ballots.
Nothings perfect, but I agree…how hard could this possibly be
We need help.
How can we say we are the greatest nation in the world when we can’t do something as simple as print a ballot correctly?
Wake up America! This is unforgivable.