BBV - Sample Ballot Screwups in Illinois.

[harmonyguy]

"A sample DuPage County ballot printed in 43 area newspapers Wednesday misplaced a Democratic candidate and instructed voters to choose two candidates where only one will be elected."
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"The legal notice put Democratic congressional candidate Christine Cegelis in the wrong race and listed U.S. Rep Henry Hyde as running unopposed. Cegelis is challenging Hyde for the 6th Congressional District seat, which represents parts of northern and central DuPage County and northwestern Cook County."
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"She was listed as a candidate in the 41st District Illinois Senate race, where Christine Radogno, R-La Grange, is running unopposed for re-election. Radogno was left completely off the sample ballot."
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"On the notice's table of contents page, voters are also instructed that two candidates will be elected in each of the DuPage County Board and Forest Preserve District races. Yet voters can only pick one."
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"The corrected notice is scheduled to run Oct. 27 and 29."

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/sunpub/naper/top/n1021ballot.htm

Ok, I know that it's a really busy season for them, and I know that they're only human, and I know that they've been staring at these sample ballots for too long, and I know that mistakes will be made, but couldn't these election officials bring in Mrs. Murphy's Grade Eight class to do proofreading for them? It would give the class a good lesson in just how important it is to get it right the first time. It also might give the election officials a good lesson in just how sloppy they're getting, but maybe they know it already.

Frankly, I like the three strikes rule.

HG

[Norquist Nemesis]

1. I doubt too many are complaining though

As long as it's the Democrats that they screw. The Republicans have such a lock out here in DuPage, not to mention most of suburbia and downstate. Here is the candidate list for GE 2004. Note all of the empty Democrat candidates. :mad:

[realFedUp]

2. We could use a forum just for voter fraud reports....

[Walt Starr]

3. This was definitely intentional

Christine Cegelis has a DAMN GOOD chance of defeating Hyde!

[dansolo]

4. Honestly, no she doesn't

I live in Hyde's district, and I donated to Christine Cegelis' campaign, but I don't think that she has much of a chance here. She has had very little exposure. Even if people were fed up with Hyde, I doubt they would vote for someone that they know nothing about.

[harmonyguy]

5. kick for late nighters.. nt

[ParanoidPat]

6. Kick again!

:kick: