Confusion Said to Create Invalid Ballots - AP

[DoYouEverWonder]

February 22, 2005, 9:42 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A large voter turnout and poll workers' confusion contributed to the invalidation of many provisional ballots cast in the Nov. 2 election, the president of the League of Women Voters said Tuesday.

In Ohio, 21 percent of provisional ballots were found to be invalid, compared with 13 percent statewide in the 2000 presidential election.

Nationally, 32 percent of provisional ballots cast in last year's election were thrown out. Most states were using them for the first time.

Last year, 5.7 million Ohioans voted, compared with 4.8 million in the 2000 election. Ohio was pivotal in the 2004 election. President Bush won the state by 118,000 votes, giving him the 270 electoral votes needed for re-election.

Provisional ballots are used when poll workers cannot immediately confirm if a voter is properly registered.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-provisional-ballots,0,563907.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

[bullimiami]

1. am i supposed to believe that the high turnout

and huge lines and delays at only democratic precincts still added up to a bush win?

i dont think so.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. The only reason I bothered to post this article

is because it has some interesting stats for the number crunchers. The rest of the article is just a bunch of the usual bs.

[mod mom]

3. This is an unacceptable. Please let the EAC know what you think of

provisional voting at:
Testimony for the public hearing on provisional voting may be submitted in writing to EAC at [e-mail] .

[NationalEnquirer]

4. Kinda convenient..

It seems this "confusion" only happens in heavily Democrat areas..

[FogerRox]

5. Provisionals are also cast if there is a challenge that is sucsessful

There were teams of Repubs in FL ANd Ohio--and maybe other places---challenging en Mass.

[NationalEnquirer]

6. They have the system totally worked out...

Looks like our side dropped the ball, while the Repunks were gearing up for this all along..