Misinformation About Voting Machines - Texas
An e-mail received by voters in Texas incorrectly states that a straight ticket Democratic vote is necessary in order to cast a vote for Barack Obama. From AP via the Dallas Morning News:
“For those who normally vote ‘Straight Democratic’, please pay close attention!!!!!” states the e-mail, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.
“I was informed this weekend by a group of Obama volunteers that when voting for the presidential candidate this November, you have to make sure you punch Barack’s name first, then proceed to punch ‘Straight Democratic’ or else the vote for the president won’t count,” the e-mail says.
It is not clear who initiated the e-mail but Texas Democratic Party spokesman Hector Nieto says that it is is absolutely false, that the opposite is actually true - punching both the Obama vote and a straight ticket vote voids the individual Obama vote.
The implication that the only way to vote for Obama is to vote a straight Democratic ticket could be viewed as a way to discourage voters who do not believe in straight party voting, or simply to create confusion and discourage voting entirely.
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