[PLUG-TALK] Punch Ballots, Mail Ballots, and Fraud

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Keith" == Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> writes:

Keith> In Hood River in 1990, one of those workers was pleased to serve
Keith> Secretary of State Norma Paulus.

Keith> Easy - just stick every card into a voting machine (you can wedge
Keith> in more than one at a time), and punch the Norma Paulus hole.  If
Keith> the original voter did not vote Secretary of State, that's one
Keith> more vote for Paulus.  If the original voter voted for Paulus (as
Keith> most did, she won the election), the ballot wasn't changed.

Keith> However, if the original voter voted for the Republican or the
Keith> Libertarian on the ballot, the ballot ended up double- punched,
Keith> and "spoiled".

Keith> Libertarians and Republicans were angry, contemplating legal
Keith> action, but ... how do you remedy spoiled and anonymous ballots?
Keith> Redo the election?

Uh ... why would Republicans be angry? Norma Paulus was a Republican.


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Russell Senior
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