"Russell Wayne Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think that this and the style of our ballots warrants a new Secretary of State for the State of Minnesota. I think part of the long lines is due in part to the extra time it takes to fill in those stupid ovals in just the right way. This of course discourages voting which is generally an advantage to our conservative friends. I still believe the connecting the arrow was much faster. And it wasn't as hard as filling in the oval with those who have arthritis or are disabled and have a hard time with fine motor skills. This might not seem like much relative to the disaster in Florida, but I think we need to start demanding better balloting and more intelligent and creative methods. Russ Peterson Ward 9 Standish R U S S E L L P E T E R S O N D E S I G N "You can only fly if you stretch your wings." Russell W. Peterson, RA, CID Founder 3857 23rd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55407 612-724-2331 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Phyllis Kahn Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 11:05 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Minneapolis turnout In District 59, at least 4-5 precincts ran out of ballots. There were long lines of people kept waiting for more than an hour (in some cases) with some leaving. In addition one precinct had a broken ballot reader and everything stopped until that was replaced. The results with a 91% turnout (of registered voters, not eligible voters) obviously wouldn't have changed, but this is a disgraceful situation and someone's head should role. The expense of printing more ballots than anticipated should be a necessary cost of democracy. Anyone know who makes these number decisions and were there any other places with this problem? Phyllis Kahn State Rep 59B Ward 5 ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail
