Will the Lizard People rule collectively?Follow

Any erroneous marks should void the ballot, period, no exceptions, and this would eliminate all of these "grasping at straws" arguements.

If people want to vote, they should follow the rules. I don't care if they are old or too retarded to understand them. And wash your ******* hands before you vote.

When I voted, they provided Black Pens. And the instructions clearly said in large bold lettering at the front of the ballot "USE ONLY BLUE OR BLACK INK".

Follow the rules or it won't count, easiest way to solve any questionable ballots. Unless the rules say you can use #2 Pencil... don't use Pencils.






Seriously, I voted right after work, where I was crawling in a pit filled with old hydraulic oil, grease, boron nitrate powder, liquid graphite sludge, right underneath a 600lb + chunk of steel that is 800F.

I went to the polls, and voted, without leaving any smudges on my ballot.




They will void the ballot and give you a new one if there is a ***** up. I can say with 99% certainty that they would have given you a new one had you messed up.

Driftwood: "I sneezed and now my ballot is kinda ruined."
Poll Worker #5: "I'm sorry sir, you don't get to vote today, you disgust me."

@ Tirith, it really is better for them to use their judgement when there are extra markings.

It's both lazy and not encouraging to the democratic process when you reject a vote outright because you could only be 90% sure the vote was accurate instead of 99% sure.

What is your problem with the extra marks? Do you think it is some sort of attempt at voter fraud?



Edited, Nov 20th 2008 6:52pm by trickybeck

It's annoys me to see them have to question the intent of the voter because some idiot circled the optical scanning block on the edge of the paper rather than spend the time to read the instructions and fill in the bubble.

There is plenty of help offered to help anyone understand how to vote. There's no reason to not follow the rules listed.

Why sort through each improperly filled out ballot and have to deal with sore losers questioning every ballot with improper marks. Just dispose of them.

He's aware. You can take a lot of things from a man, pride isn't one of them.

BS. (And not the degree).

Are you that thick? The written rules on the ballot are reason alone.

The only reason you provide is "but, but, it's not nice to those who made a mistake!".

Not BS. There are several things I am allow to ask help for, but rarely do. Both Jonwin and I stood in line for over 30 minutes this election, before we gave in and ask for seats. When one has a handicap, one does everything possible without help when one can. It becomes a matter of pride to still be able to do somethings on ones own. So if I could have stood long enough in line and waited to vote as someone without a disability does, I would have.

There is enough sigma still among the general public against people who are disable that those of us with invisible handicaps, do try to appear normal most of the time.


edit as little things like the difference in how on and one is spelt get me. Spelt is easy to remember, unlike though, thought and that other word.

Edited, Nov 20th 2008 9:24pm by ElneClare

Yes, the law states that they can be scrutinized for intent. But the question posed to me is why I felt they should be disposed of instead. I gave my answer.

All I was saying why I felt that they shouldn't bother counting the erroneous ones.

If you're going to ask why I don't think the law is right, then turn around and support the law because it's the law, why bother asking why I don't think it's right in the first place.

If you don't agree with my reasons, fine. If you agree with the reasons they supported the laws, fine. But don't just say "The laws says they must, so that's why it's the right thing to do!"

Like this:


At least Joph didn't just say "the law says they have to".

Edited, Nov 20th 2008 9:38pm by TirithRR

This from mister "the rules are printed on the ballot, so that's why throwing it away is the right thing to do!"

You're still calling them "rules" as if this were the SATs, and people were trying to go back and finish a section that was already completed. They're not "rules" to prevent cheating, they're protocols designed so that the machines and/or people can interpret the ballots easily.

Furthermore, I already gave a reason that you have chosen to ignore. A reason that I think was a bit more practical than your personal annoyance reason.