The Lizard People ballot solved

by Than Tibbetts, MPR

Lizard People ballotI found this document from the Secretary of State's office that, I believe, is meant to be a guide for election officials. The language is a little more plain than the state's voter intent statute.

Here's the key sentence that solves our Lizard People ballot question:

Count all printed names with a mark made opposite them and all names written-in, not exceeding the number to be elected for that office.

Since you can only elect one person to the the U.S. Senate seat, the Lizard People ballot is an overvote. It doesn't count, and neither does the "Bachmen" ballot.

The document includes a "Notes and Decisions" section that you might find relevant, if you've been following along with our discussions and the ballot judging game. The names in parentheses refer to the names we gave the ballots on the challenged ballots game.

To read the full article:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/ar...