> None of these issues (double punching, voting for wrong candidate)
> were raised at the polling place at the time of voting. How do you
> associate any ballot with ANY voter claiming that he misvoted?
Actually, the networks have interviewed =many= people who say they =did=
complain that they had made an error in punching two holes, and asked
for a replacement ballot, only to be denied that chance at the polling
places. Apparently, lawyers for one of the citizen-litigants who is
claiming his right to vote was infringed upon by the county has
collected more than a thousand affidavits from voters with similar
claims.
> It's interesting that no Republicans have claimed that the ballot was
> misleading -- all the complaints seem to come from Democrats. Wouldn't
> the "misleading, confusing" nature of the ballot apply equally
across > the voting spectrum?> ?
Actually, the networks have interviewed many people, both Democrats and
Republicans, asking them if they think the ballot was misleading. Most
of the people I have seen, including the Republicans, reply that they
can understand why some might think the ballot is indeed misleading.
However, the =effect= of the misleading ballot is =not= distributed
equally across the voting spectrum. Because the Bush hole was in the top
position, those wishing to vote for Bush were much less susceptible to
the misleading ballot.
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