Mayoral Candidate Disputes Tally of Zero Votes, Says He Voted for Himself

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Arkansas Mayoral Candidate Disputes Tally of Zero Votes, Says He Voted for Himself

WALDENBURG, Ark. Nov 11, 2006 (AP)— Randy Wooten figured he'd get at least one vote in his bid for mayor of this town of 80 people even if it was just his own.

He didn't. Now he has to decide whether to file a formal protest.

Wooten got the news from his wife, Roxanne, who went to City Hall on Wednesday to see the election results.

"She saw my name with zero votes by it. She came home and asked me if I had voted for myself or not. I told her I did," said Wooten, owner of a local bar.

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"I had at least eight or nine people who said they voted for me, so something is wrong with this picture," Wooten said.

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"It's just very hard to understand," Wooten said.

============http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2646802&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

There is so much that is "hard to understand" about these new-fangled votin' machines...

:(

[AIJ Alom]

1. Uhm. Doesn't this mean his wife didn't vote for him. Poor guy.n/t

[EFerrari]

2. It would be very interesting for this man to push on the process

80 is a number everyone can understand!

[Wilms]

3. Mostly everyone.

Freepers will have to pair up in order to have enough fingers and toes, however. :D

[EFerrari]

4. At a minimum?

lol

[drm604]

5. K&R

This is a case that's easy to understand, and pretty much indisputable. This needs publicity.

[bleever]

6. If one vote doesn't count,

how do we know any of them do?

K&R.

[Downtown Hound]

7. Fight hard for that one vote soldier!

Okay, I realize that this demonstrates the problem of electronic voting but it's just funny to see someone so adamant that they got at least one vote.

[Trillo]

8. Why is it funny? n/t

[Downtown Hound]

9. Because it is.