LA Should Probably Just Move To an All Caucus System

Current Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan is in the middle of a another controversy.

This is the same Logan who was in charge of King County Elections before they lost ballots, credibility, and eventually him.

Nine percent of the county's completed ballots show no vote for president. Apparently some voters didn't mark a circle at the top of the ballot signifying that they were voting Democratic.

Normally we'd be sympathetic with the Election's Department; after all, it's the voter's responsibility to read all of the instructions before voting. However, since everything Logan touches seems to turn to shit, we can only assume that it wasn't that simple and the ballot probably legitimately confused many, many people.

It's too bad Logan isn't back in King County, because our upcoming absolutely meaningless primary seems perfect for him to oversee.

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By David in News on February 7, 2008 2:45 PM

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brappy

Well, in King County today, 20-25% of the ballots are not marked correctly, according to the AP.

partyfernandez

so, let me get this straight - if you're an independent, you have to mark a) what primary you're voting in, and b) who you're voting for? so, like, if you JUST put "Obama", they couldn't figure out you were voting in the Democratic Primary, so they're throwing the vote out?

Seth

I think in a presidential preference primary, 9% of people clearly indicates some deficiency in design. I'm sure there are some people who go to a presidential primary, get into the booth, and they decide, "you know what, I don't think I'm going to vote after all"...but I can't imagine that percentage is as high as 9%.

brappy

Bitter, much?

People always get confused by ballots. Is 9% of people not marking a presidential preference or whatever an abnormally high number? I remember that in Snohomish County after the first partisan primary in 2006 (or so) a lot of people didn't fill out their ballots correctly. Is this an outsized number?