Is this the real Michigan Absentee Ballot???

[Roland99]

If so...get the word out IMMEDIATELY to correct this!!!




See the arrows of the Presidential candidates shifted? Any apparent vote for Kerry/Edwards will be for Bush/Cheney!! The last arrow is next to the "Congressional" heading!

[gasperc]

1. sent e-mail to MI democrats

hopefully they will investigate this quickly to find out if this is a hoax or a serious, serious problem that must be corrected immediately

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[riverwalker]

2. Response from Mich. Secretary of State

Greetings: This is in response to your recent email inquiry.


The ballot printing error is confined to a single precinct in Michigan. A very limited number of absentee ballots containing the error were released before the error was spotted as explained below.

On Monday, September 27, the clerk of the City of Alma received her ballots from her printer and filled her AV ballot requests.

On Tuesday, a voter called the clerk to advise that she had spotted a printing error. The error: the arrows corresponding to the presidential candidates were shifted down one position. As a result, there is no arrow pointing to Bush/Cheney -- and there is an extra arrow hanging off the bottom of the list. (The extra arrow points to the heading for the U.S. House race).

The error is confined to one precinct (Precinct #1) in the City of Alma. The clerk further advised that the ballot containing the error was sent to a total of 69 voters.

After learning of the error, the clerk contacted the printer and the Bureau of Elections. Arrangements have been made to reissue replacement ballots to the 69 voters as soon as corrected ballots can be obtained. The printer has advised the clerk to expect delivery on Monday, October 4.


Thank you for writing. Please do not hesitate to call this office if you have any questions.

Best Regards,

Michigan Department of State

Bureau of Elections