Joplin, MO. "Mob scene, have run out of ballots"

[Bluebear]

From MSNBC for those with no TV. "Two times as many people have showed up to vote. Currently Xeroxing ballots...people starting to panic, only 40 minutes left to vote."

[Seen the light]

1. Wow

That's just....stunning really.

[ThatsMyBarack]

2. Is that good or bad?

:shrug:

[babylonsister]

6. Good that so many people showed up, bad if they can't vote. nt

[Seen the light]

8. Heavily Republican part of Missouri

I have some relatives there, strong Pentecostal influence there.

[Bluebear]

13. Bad if people can't vote, no matter who they wanted!

[babylonsister]

Xeroxing ballots... unreal! nt

[Lex]

3. But that happened in "red counties"

according to the report. :shrug:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

4. I just heard that!

It's gonna be some shit for the next few weeks.

[StraightDope]

35. "It's gonna be some shit for the next few weeks."

Let's hope so...

[Kittycat]

5. XEROXed ballots, that can't be scanned - thereby have to be...

Hand transferred to new forms... Umm, I wouldn't leave until I KNEW my vote was entered!

[Burried News]

7. V ... it is time.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

9. A Republican area - they said. 1st time I've heard of probs in a Red area.

99.999% of the time it's always in the Dem areas.

[Horse with no Name]

10. Scratching head

You can't Xerox ballots.
They have to be official ballots. Will this invalidate their votes?
Besides--why wasn't there a ballot furnished for every registered voter regardless of if they thought they were going to vote or not?

[stop the bleeding]

12. Great question -- ANY ELECTION experts here?? n/t

[City Lights]

17. They said the xeroxed ballots will have to be transferred onto

official ballots (from other polling places) before they can be counted.

[Canuckistanian]

19. "Transfer"??

I don't like the sound of that word.

[City Lights]

29. Me neither.

:scared:

[Bluebear]

32. Nor do I.

[karlrschneider]

34. Maybe they can borrow the "copy cat" from that TV commercial

:eyes:

[Horse with no Name]

22. Does Missouri election law allow this?

I can't imagine allowing someone other than the original voter to alter an official ballot.
I feel a SCOTUS intervention here.

[City Lights]

I have no idea.

I'm just typing what I heard...

[stop the bleeding]

27. yep - again another good point

we need some election law experts down there now.

[Bluebear]

28. Good point

[babylonsister]

20. Twice as many people showed up than expected. nt

[Horse with no Name]

26. But there is still only a finite number of registered voters

and not to have enough ballots on hand for every registered voter is criminal.

[babylonsister]

31. I think they figure out a percentage of people who will probably vote,

knowing not everyone will. But you're right; they should have planned for everyone.

[Janice325]

11. I just saw that on MSNBC.

Do you think there will be bunches of lawsuits as a result of the cumulative voting screwups throughout the country ?
Damn, I almost feel like I'm watching a schlock program on reality tv.

[Cameron27]

14. Lotsa lawyers will be involved in this

Hope they're turning out for McCaskill.

[xchrom]

15. really? -- a little of blue country reality

biting red country in the ass a little.

fine with me.

[graywarrior]

16. 6 years to perfect this process. What fuckups.

[Bluebear]

18. In the United States of America. Unbelievable. nt

[graywarrior]

24. First 2000, then Katrina, now this.

5 years old running the country.

[Bluebear]

25. Banana Republic run by a monkey.

[graywarrior]

30. Should be caged and forced to wear monkey a suit.

[NOLADEM]

21. GREAT NEWS. High turn out is good for us

There is NO way the higher turn out reflects a huge increase in motivated Repukes. The increase is certainly almost ALL Dems and Independents.

[Sydnie]

23. Copied ballots are not legal.

At least not in my state. All ballots must be on official paper stock. Allowing anyone to "copy them later to official paper ballots" is opening up a legal can of worms and there had better be lots and lots of witnesses to that process, if they do attempt to go that route.

Scary shit, that.

[Seabiscuit]

33. Thery're legal in California per the Secretary of State's memo to

the registrars dated October 3, 2006 (see Bradblog website).

[Sydnie]

36. How insane is that?

they could make as many copies as they wanted and stuff the box! That's nuts!

[Seabiscuit]

38. I think you misunderstood me...

What is legal in California is for the registrar/precinct workers to provide photocopies of blank paper ballots for voters to fill out with a blue pen if they run out of original blank paper ballots. That ballot then becomes an original ballot. It's not legal for anyone to photocopy the completed original ballot.

[bobbieinok]

37. didn't this happen in Arkansas + TX (+other places) in 2002??????