The ballot in Broward is 3 double-sided pages of 11 1/2" by 17". People will be overwhelmed, I was when I saw it. When asking for an absentee ballot people should request it in the language of their choice. Having 3 languages on it is ridiculous. The worst position possible on the ballot is had by Independent Charlie Crist. His name falls as number 9 on the list of Candidates for U.S. Senate. Who set up this ballot? The no-party-affiliation candidates aren't even in alphabetical order. I see the potential for fraud with these ballots if they are not SEALED in front of the aged voter being helped. I am sure many "helpers" get people to sign the envelope and then fill out the ballot later. Elections should do random checks for this.
On another note, best and funniest column I have read all year, that sums up our current political landscape, is "White America has lost its mind." Author Steven Thrasher said:
As with other forms of dementia, the signs weren't obvious at first. After the 2008 election, when former House majority leader Tom DeLay suggested that instead of a formal inauguration, Barack Obama should "have a nice little chicken dinner, and we'll save the $125 million," black folks didn't miss the implication. References to chicken, particularly of the fried variety, have long served as a kind of code when white folks referred to black people and their gustatory preferences—and weren't many of us already accustomed to older white politicians making such gaffes? But who among us sensed that it was a harbinger that an entire nation was plunging into madness?
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Hmmmm. Good news/bad news/good news
Good news:a logical position would have been higher than 9
Bad news: a logical position would still have been 7.
Good news: most people requesting these ballots know how they are voting
Other news: Who the hell is Bernie DeCastro? OK, so now we have factions within the factions. What is the difference between the Constituents Party and the Libertarian Party? I think we should have left, right and intelligent. That's all we need, really.
I actually think this is an issue that should be challenged. This gets back to that 67 different counties thing. It's time to fix that.
Yeah, that's bad. But, presumably, if people get an absentee ballot or show up to vote, they know who they want in at least the top two races on that ballot -- governor and senator, and will hopefully search for their candidate's name. I'd be more concerned about name placement in a judicial race or some other smaller race (It is interesting to note that in the District 8 commission primary, which had a very full field, the alphabetically first two candidates did, in fact, get the most votes).
Previous anon, which means that the placement of all names should be challenged - large races or judges or otherwise.
Well how about alphabetical for starters...there should be some system. The winning party last, always goes first. An NPA never won.
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