- May 14, 2010
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All ballots cast last election day went through the tabulation process. Affected ballots from the Oki printers were batched and tabulated at the main election headquarters. The resulting chaos at local voting centers was compounded by the distrust over elections which had many voters insisting that their ballot be tabulated immediately. On election day I heard some voters had poll workers trying their ballots through the tabulator over-and-over again without luck. Kari Lake not only shot herself in the foot by advising her supporters to forgo mail-in voting but also struck herself squarely in the other foot with her continued bellyaching over election dishonesty. It was a card she played even in the primary when initial results weren't going her way. I can imagine what those poll workers had to put up with.
Some 30 years ago I had a problem voting caused by Maricopa County's mistake and had to cast a provisional ballot. When permanent mail-in voting became available I immediately signed up to avoid any other last-minute issue at the polling place. It's definitely the way to go despite what any candidate says. It sure is easier for me spending a few hours on the desktop researching candidates and issues while filling out my ballot. I always hated that feeling in the voting booth questioning what made me decide for this guy or that.
Some 30 years ago I had a problem voting caused by Maricopa County's mistake and had to cast a provisional ballot. When permanent mail-in voting became available I immediately signed up to avoid any other last-minute issue at the polling place. It's definitely the way to go despite what any candidate says. It sure is easier for me spending a few hours on the desktop researching candidates and issues while filling out my ballot. I always hated that feeling in the voting booth questioning what made me decide for this guy or that.