Wow! Totally surreal! Calling for the resignation of a statewide official
over this. I don't recall any harsh words spoken about Joan Growe when the
unexpected hordes of Jesse voters used up all the ballots and had to wait
for more to be printed. Do you have some sort of grudge against Mary
Kiffmeyer?
Did anyone else have a hand in the selection of the number and type of
voting machines and the quantity of associated ballots? Someone like the
Minneapolis City Elections office? Or their counterpart at Hennepin County?
While we're being surreal, we might as well ask Phyllis to resign. She
actually lost a Minneapolis precinct to a Republican. When was the last
time that happened in Minneapolis?
Rich Chandler - Ward 9
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russell Wayne Peterson
> I think that this and the style of our ballots warrants a new Secretary of
> State for the State of Minnesota. I think part of the long lines is due
> in part to the extra time it takes to fill in those stupid ovals in just
> the right way. This of course discourages voting which is generally an
> advantage to our conservative friends.
>
> I still believe the connecting the arrow was much faster. And it wasn't
> as hard as filling in the oval with those who have arthritis or are
> disabled and have a hard time with fine motor skills. This might not seem
> like much relative to the disaster in Florida, but I think we need to
> start demanding better balloting and more intelligent and creative
> methods.
>
> Russ Peterson - Ward 9
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phyllis Kahn
> In District 59, at least 4-5 precincts ran out of ballots. There were
> long lines of people kept waiting for more than an hour (in some cases)
> with some leaving. In addition one precinct had a broken ballot reader and
> everything stopped until that was replaced. The results with a 91%
> turnout (of registered voters, not eligible voters) obviously wouldn't
> have changed, but this is a disgraceful situation and someone's head
> should role. The expense of printing more ballots than anticipated should
> be a necessary cost of democracy. Anyone know who makes these number
> decisions and were there any other places with this problem?
>
> Phyllis Kahn - State Rep 59B - Ward 5
