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Originally posted by prettypoodle6:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong - cause I'm all the way in Cali and news from Florida can get twisted by the time it reaches us  , but as far as the ballots being confusing, for the most part the only people that have been really complaining have been the elderly, right? I saw the ballot-and to me (I'm 24) its pretty self explanatory, but I can see how an EIGHTY YEAR OLD WOMAN might have been lost!! Hell, some elderly dont know how to lock a window!
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My mother was a party committeewoman for years, so I practically grew up at the polls. There are at least 3 "watchers" from each party there, plus the officials of the election board. There is also a mock-up of the ballot outside the voting booths. If you don't understand it, you can ASK! If you screw up, you can notify the board and have your ballot destroyed or your vote invalidated. And if you are elderly and/or have bad vision, you can get special permission for someone to go in the voting booth with you.
I don't care if you're 18 or 118 - if the help is there and you don't ask questions when you have them, don't complain if things don't come out the way you wanted. Ignorance is absolutely, positively NOT an excuse, and if you think it is, you shouldn't be voting.