(Via ElectionUpdates) The Akron Beacon Journal this week ran a story describing a rather blatant error in vote tabulations in Ohio’s primaries:
According to official election totals, however, neither candidate received any votes and both lost their elections. Both have since been appointed to seats on the committee by the local Democratic Party.
But both insisted something was wrong. They maintained they accurately voted for themselves, even if no one else did, and they asked to review the ballots. Monday’s inspection showed that board error resulted in the pair not getting elected.
“Where’s my certificate of election?” Worhatch asked board employees who gathered around to watch his inspection of the ballots.
Despite the board error, that certificate won’t be coming.
The board adopted rules last week that the public can inspect ballots as public records only after the time to challenge and change the official election results has expired.
You know, it’s extremely embarrassing that we’re in the most powerful country on earth, and six years after the Florida fiasco in 2000, we still haven’t learned how to count.