2016 Postmortem
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IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT YOUR MARCH 15 VOTE
THERE IS A "MISTAKE" ON THE BALLOT IN MANY ILLINOIS DISTRICTS
In some districts there are TOO MANY Bernie Sanders Delegates listed on the ballot. If you vote for more delegates than are allowed by your particular ballot YOUR VOTE FOR ALL DELEGATES WILL NOT COUNT !
Examples:
#1 - The Fremont Ballot in Lake County shows 6 delegates for Bernie Sanders. You are only ALLOWED to vote for 5 on THIS ballot. If you vote for all 6, this section of your ballot IS NOT COUNTED. None of it!
#2 - The Greenwood Ballot in McHenry County shows 5 delegates for Bernie Sanders. You are ONLY allowed to vote for 4 on THIS ballot. If you vote for all 5, this section of your ballot IS NOT COUNTED. None of it!
Explanation:
One of two things occurred for this to happen--either someone not on the endorsed slate of Sanders delegates collected and submitted a petition that went unchallenged (could be an over enthusiastic Bernie supporter or as folks are assuming, a plant) or, the Sanders campaign accidentally submitted the extra candidate. Do not rule out either possibility. . Nothing can now be done about this now. Everyone now has a big voter education project.
This "Mistake" MAY OCCUR in other Counties
READ YOUR BALLOT INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
Only Vote for the Maximum number of Delegates allowed
PatrickforO
(14,594 posts)Nanjeanne
(5,003 posts)Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)on the ballots I can see. Clinton has J... U... S... T... the right amount on both ballots
Nanjeanne
(5,003 posts)Make sure they have poll workers there in case of problems. The forms should really be reprinted. This is nuts.
Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)There are still 2 O'Malley delegates on the ballot - and ahead of the Bernie choices.
For President Omalley is stil on the ballot along with 3 more people know one I know, ever heard of - and Bernie is at the bottom
frazzled
(18,402 posts)And it says Vote for not more than Nine.
So you're okay in the most populous county in the state.
People always have to read the ballots carefully. For instance, there are 6 candidates for 6-year terms for Water Reclamation District Commissioner. It says Vote for no more than Three.
If you spoil your ballot by exceeding the number of permissible votes, the scan readers will reject it and they'll give you a new ballot. So it's not a huge issue.
Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)Response to OilemFirchen (Reply #5)
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Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)So, did this "mistake" also happen on the Hillary side? I'm guessing "no."
Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)Chicago just reported being OK though, that's a relief.
MerryBlooms
(11,773 posts)There is nothing on my ballot re: vote only for 5 of 6. There is NOTHING on the Lake county clerk's page about this 'error'.
MerryBlooms
(11,773 posts)(when their penalty time runs out) the scans of the problem ballots.