Reply To: Every vote counts

The disputed ballot had the circles filled in for both candidates, but the circle for the Democrat had a line through it. A court ruled that since the voter had voted straight Republican otherwise, it should be counted as a vote for the Republican rather than as an invalid ballot. I’m pretty sure that in New York, such a ballot would be rejected by the scanner. At least that’s what happened when I accidentally voted for 8 judges instead of 7. I was given another ballot to fill out. I hope this debacle influences Virginia to change their system so that a ballot such as this is rejected on the spot, leaving no doubt as to the voter’s intentions.