It is good that Texas election law counts a vote so long as the intent of the voter is clear. You are presumably a hyper-committed voter who has evidently waited for months to vote for Shelley Sekula-Gibbs and yet you nonetheless misspell her first name. That's emblematic of the problem and why this seat is #1 most likely to switch.
I am not snarking just to snark. I am wanting to make a point. Anyhow, my concern in this debate is that I get my election ratings correct. If Sekula-Gibbs proves me wrong then wonderful for her and fantastic for the GOP. I'm gonna check out of any further TX-22 discussions because ultimately I don't think anyone will know until Nov 7.
"You are presumably a hyper-committed voter who has evidently waited for months to vote for Shelley Sekula-Gibbs and yet you nonetheless misspell her first name."
LOL I misspelled her name in my post! How funny!
Seriously, the good thing is that her name was written on a page right above the key-pad. I probably got it correct when I voted. Also, the important people who run the elections said that the applicable law is the intent of the voter, and close spellings should be enough to demonstrate intent. What happens when they count votes if the election is close? I predict we may be held up in the courts for some time.
Last post on the subject, since it really is a Nov. 7 issue, but this article explains the actual voting processes much better than I'm doing:
http://www.herald-coaster.com/articles/2006/10/19/news/top_story/topstory.txt