http://sandiegoblog.com/archives/2004/12/20/ny-times-count-every-vote/ San Diego News, Chargers, Local News, Etc Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:39:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://sandiegoblog.com/archives/2004/12/20/ny-times-count-every-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-2303 jkrank Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:12:50 +0000 http://sandiegoblog.com/archives/2004/12/20/ny-times-count-every-vote/#comment-2303 sounds terribly sad, follow the law or choose the winner based on likelyhood. I think the law should win out, and Frye should run again. Strange that the NYT blames 'poor ballot design,' though. I mean, was the bubble on the other side, on a different scrap of paper, and was laminated to assure no graphite would hold its mark on the paper? A bubble and name seems pretty sound for ballot design. As long as the other candidates didn't get away with some different standard than that, either. sounds terribly sad, follow the law or choose the winner based on likelyhood. I think the law should win out, and Frye should run again.
Strange that the NYT blames ‘poor ballot design,’ though. I mean, was the bubble on the other side, on a different scrap of paper, and was laminated to assure no graphite would hold its mark on the paper? A bubble and name seems pretty sound for ballot design. As long as the other candidates didn’t get away with some different standard than that, either.

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