That appears to be the majority sentiment here. If neither YES nor NO is punched, there is theoretically no voter for that question, even though the same person may be a voter for Q2 and/or 53 & 54. The law says a majority of voters must vote YES for recall to succeed, and my question is basically what constitutes a voter for that purpose. You are saying teh person is a voter on Q1 only if either YES or NO is punched, otherwise, the person is not a voter for Q1. The contest is betwen YES chads and NO chads, not between YES chads and total ballots.
You are saying teh person is a voter on Q1 only if either YES or NO is punched, otherwise, the person is not a voter for Q1. The contest is betwen YES chads and NO chads, not between YES chads and total ballots. Correct. Let's say there are five voters, with two not voting on Recall, two voting for, and one voting against. The Recall would pass, 2-1, even though there were three voters who didn't vote yes. |