So what if the voter turnout in a revote is close to 100 percent? That high a turnout would be great for democracy! Oh wait, I forgot, USA isn't a democracy...
They used a single sided ballot design for 30 years. This is the first time it was double sided. Eg. the first time democrat voters had to punch hole number three instead of hole number two.
Spock would, if he had any emotions, be extremely shamed by your lack of logic. You are saying that because the Democratic elections administrator didn't do the job she was set to do properly, the democratic voters only have themselves to thank for the result.
What if that administrator, in some mad fit decided to endorse the design of a ballot where Gore was listed as "The Reverend Bozo The Clown"? By your logic the Gore voters couldn't complain, because an official of the party they voted for, had signed a piece of paper saying it was OK.
There seems to be a lot of partisan thinking here. From the posts I get the impression that the american voting tradition is significantly different from the european.
If someone here said "Stop complaining about the voting sheet being difficult to comprehend. After all a guy from the party you voted for, said that the sheet was OK with him!" we would deem them to be a lot more stupid than the people voting wrong.
Americans think differently than we on this point. To them voting isn't a birthright for all citizens, it is a privilege. That is why many places in the US convicts lose their right to vote.
The american election system seems to be rather laidback to me. On CNN they said that election irregularities are common for all elections, but they don't usually care about them, because they don't make any difference.
If something like this happened here in Norway, the district affected would get the chance to vote again, no questions asked. In fact this happened last parliamentary election here in Norway, even thought there weren't enough voters in that district to change anything. The principle of a fair election is more important here than the results.
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I thought all rednecks voted republican. But I'm only stupid eurotrash, so I'll keep quiet now...
They used a single sided ballot design for 30 years. This is the first time it was double sided. Eg. the first time democrat voters had to punch hole number three instead of hole number two.
What if that administrator, in some mad fit decided to endorse the design of a ballot where Gore was listed as "The Reverend Bozo The Clown"? By your logic the Gore voters couldn't complain, because an official of the party they voted for, had signed a piece of paper saying it was OK.
You really do live up your own arse don't you...
If someone here said "Stop complaining about the voting sheet being difficult to comprehend. After all a guy from the party you voted for, said that the sheet was OK with him!" we would deem them to be a lot more stupid than the people voting wrong.
Americans think differently than we on this point. To them voting isn't a birthright for all citizens, it is a privilege. That is why many places in the US convicts lose their right to vote. The american election system seems to be rather laidback to me. On CNN they said that election irregularities are common for all elections, but they don't usually care about them, because they don't make any difference. If something like this happened here in Norway, the district affected would get the chance to vote again, no questions asked. In fact this happened last parliamentary election here in Norway, even thought there weren't enough voters in that district to change anything. The principle of a fair election is more important here than the results.