That’s right, I placed my vote in Seminole County. Interestingly enough, I had the option to place two votes. It seems the volunteer clerk who checked my ID and made sure everything was proper…didn’t make sure to only hand me one ballot sheet. Actually, I didn’t even notice until I finished my ballot. Then I realized there was a second ballot sheet to fill out.
That seems odd. The mailer I received from the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections only listed one sample ballot. Upon review, I noticed it was the same ballot.
That’s when the old Boy Scout in me took over. Before I considered the evil possibilities, I told the desk clerks that I received two ballots. That definitely got the attention of one volunteer, but not the lady who passed the ballots to me. They started checking records to see which one she recorded, but that didn’t matter. It seems these ballots aren’t numbered. I passed the blank one back and left them in their frenzy while I walked over to insert my ballot in the voting machine.
The guy stationed by the machine asked what was the issue. When I told them that I received two ballots, he just said “Don’t matter. No big deal.” I guess they didn’t have much of a turnout, so why not double-up on the ballots for each voter?
As much as I like the idea that my vote counts more than others, I don’t need to cheat. With the low voter turnout, my vote really does count more than those who never bothered to vote.
All that’s left now is the waiting.