2004_elections: Alright, time for some awesome election

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utricularian) wrote in

2004_elections,
@ 2004-10-01 11:37:00

Alright, time for some awesome election year bullshit.

Behind the cut is Michigan's absentee ballot (scanned by a friend of mine). Pay close attention to the Presidential section and the arrows...

Wtf are they going to do to fix this? They've already mailed out an assload of these.

I guess what upsets me most is the fact that Florida didn't teach anyone jack shit. Do people not proofread this shit??

If you're upset about this, please link this post on your friends page. We don't want to deal with more shit like back in 2000, especially if you're a resident of Michigan.

If you would like to contact the company that printed the ballots, here is their contact information:

Miller Consultations & Elections, Inc., 231-869-4349

x-posted to hell and back

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	flavobean 2004-10-01 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	That can't be good. Orlando had a ballot like that in 2000. It was kinda cool, cos if your mark wasn't dark enough or you did something wrong, the machine spit it back out. But this... I mean, it's clear that a vote for John Kerry is a vote for Dubya. This han't been in the papers? I know some peeps at the Free Press. I might pass this along. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	taumeson 2004-10-01 03:49 pm UTC (link)
	beanoman, if anybody can save us, you can!!! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ex_wild_iris641 2004-10-01 04:14 pm UTC (link)
	This needs to be forwarded immediately to the Michigan State Representatives. (Reply to this)

	Warning maxomai 2004-10-01 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	I just posted this shit to DailyKos, so your web account is going to get hammered. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Additional suggestion maxomai 2004-10-01 04:21 pm UTC (link)
	How about contacting Michigan's Secretary of State? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ex_wild_iris641 2004-10-01 04:27 pm UTC (link)
	I'm from Michigan, and I'm outraged. I have just informed the press and our news reporting agencies of this gaffe, and I'm hoping that they take it from there. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Report this, too (Anonymous) 2004-10-09 01:38 pm UTC (link)
	Will you also be reporting this error?: http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/32-10072004-379121.html (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Update maxomai 2004-10-01 04:30 pm UTC (link)
	This apparently is a printing error which the company has committed to fixing. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Update navychamois 2004-10-01 04:43 pm UTC (link)
	and how many absentees are going to bother filling out another form, or at least be counted twice if their first one is already mailed in? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	navychamois 2004-10-01 04:43 pm UTC (link)
	wow. thats all. (Reply to this)

	tenaciousb 2004-10-01 05:11 pm UTC (link)
	i like that Lincoln is on the Republican ticket pictures like he and modern Republicans are one and the same (Reply to this) (Thread)

	save 2004-10-05 12:13 am UTC (link)
	Yes! I am way late. But yeah, it's really weird to me how modern Republicans are quick to claim the old Republican leaders as their own, even though they aren't exactly similar. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	rainfallsautumn 2004-10-02 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, that's what I was seeing. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	titaniumdragon 2004-10-01 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	Election fraud starting already? :( (Reply to this) (Thread)

	surrealchris 2004-10-01 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	It's never too early to fraudulently steal an election, you know. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	silvernyte 2004-10-01 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	feggin' hell... and that's what my parents and I get to fill out... shakes fist (Reply to this)

	moonchylde 2004-10-01 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	I recommend sending this to http://www.boingboing.net Great people, the really get stuff out there, and can probably pass this on to NPR. (Reply to this)

	moonchylde 2004-10-01 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	NM, I just went to boingboing and sent it in myself. Keep and eye on the RSS feed for the link to pop up. :) (Reply to this)

	imcompulsive 2004-10-02 05:56 am UTC (link)
	How do they get away with this shit? I'm so sick of getting screwed over by bush. This is sickening. It should be all over the news! I am so pissed! I will post it in my lj tonight. ~Kristine (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cryonic2099 2004-10-03 04:53 am UTC (link)
	This may come as a bit of a shock to you, but I don't think Bush designed this. It's a typo, pure and simple...fucked up, but a typo none-the-less. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mckenzee 2004-10-02 01:59 pm UTC (link)
	I like the way they chopped up the word "Democratic" in the party icon. Bet that wasn't proofed by the Party either. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	agateway 2004-10-04 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	ok..i love your icon. seriously that fucking rocks. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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	silverhill 2004-10-03 05:35 am UTC (link)
	The worst thing about it is that even when you see the error, you still don't know how to mark the ballot to ensure a vote for the candidate you want. (Reply to this) (Thread)