Anybody else see this? 20% of 120,000 ballots in 1 county in WA invalid???

[acmegeek]

Seriously... I don't know what to think here.

http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=7845916


Thousands of ballots being cast for the presidential preferential primary in Washington State are invalid because voters aren't checking an oath saying they're a Democrat or a Republican.

Secretary of State Sam Reed says some of the people have just forgotten, or may be purposefully skipping voting in the presidential race and voting on special elections being held in 36 of the state's 39 counties.

But he thinks many are protesting the requirement that they declare themselves a Democrat or Republican for the Feb. 19 election.

In King County alone, elections officials say that of the 120,000 ballots returned so far, between 20 and 25 percent did not check the oath on the back of the envelope.

[gracebkr]

Seriously... I don't know what to think here.

http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=7845916

think this is why RP is coming in 3rd right now.

[freelance]

Well, it's obvious that the WA GOP has kept tabs on the forums, knows that RP supporters generally DO NOT READ and capitalized on the situation.

[Mr. White]

Well, it's obvious that the WA GOP has kept tabs on the forums, knows that RP supporters generally DO NOT READ and capitalized on the situation.

LMFAO glad somebody said it.

[ItsTime]

are ron paul supporters that stupid?

[acmegeek]

I just noticed the other thread about this as well...

I was so flabergasted that I just posted it. Sorry for the duplication.

Still, it just boggles the mind to realize how hard our fellow citizens are blindly fighting against their own freedom. There are none so blind as those who refuse to see.

[dawnbt]

It says that it is 20-25% of the 120,000. A lot of these (per another post) were military and early ballots.

[dsentell]

are ron paul supporters that stupid?

Sounds more like Huck supporters to me . . . :D

[freelance]

In all fairness, the back of the envelope is NOT the place for this. It should have been at the top of the ballot.

[Joseph Hart]

We dont have to worry. RON PAUL FOR SMART PEOPLE!

[Captain Canuck]

You know if some of us were to pretend as though we support Huckabee...I mean getting a shirt or poster or something...It would be a good way of finding out information on these dirty little tricks. Because other Hucksters would probably approach you and inform you about this stuff.

[fedup100]

Read the article. Those are votes for the primary that isn't until the 19th. The primary and caucus are two different things. I can't understand why this article is getting mixed up in the caucus vote.

[JeffSchulman]

There's no such thing as an early voting ballot for caucuses, so these must all be for the primary.

[Dustancostine]

Read the article. Those are votes for the primary that isn't until the 19th. The primary and caucus are two different things. I can't understand why this article is getting mixed up in the caucus vote.

Exactly. How many times is this going to be posted then shot down. THIS IS FOR THE PRIMARY AND NOT TONIGHTS CAUCUS.

I think some people are here just to get the rest stirred up.

[nate895]

think this is why RP is coming in 3rd right now.

That is for the primary, not the caucus. We have both here in Washington.