We've had the voting/electoral system in this country for hundreds of years. Yet, we cannot get a candidate's name spelled correctly. I do not think this is an egregious error - but election rigging. Politics is a dirty game in Illinois and unfortunately for Rich Whitney (G-Carbondale), when you decisively win a debate about economics against the two favored candidates (Governor Pat Quinn (D-Chicago) and Bill Brady (R-Bloomington), this is what happens:
"(Springfield, IL) -- An Illinois Green Party gubernatorial candidate is unhappy with the Chicago Board of Elections. That's because Rich Whitney's name is misspelled as Rich Whitey on electronic-voting machines. The problem shows up in more than 20 wards, half of them in mostly African-American areas. Officials acknowledged earlier this week that there's not enough time to get the problem corrected by election day.
They added that about 90-percent of votes will be cast on paper ballots, where Whitney's name is spelled correctly." (mystateline.com)
Seriously, how can you explain this?
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