Obama's Name Misspelled On 2,000 Ballots
POSTED: Sunday, January 13, 2008
UPDATED: 9:48 am EST January 14,
2008
ORLANDO, Fla. -- As Florida's primary approaches, there are already reported problems concerning ballots in Central Florida
Some 2,000 absentee ballots in Volusia County have been mailed with Barack Obama's first name misspelled.
On the ballot, the candidate's name is spelled B-A-R-A-K, Local 6 News reported Sunday.
Supervisor of Elections Ann McFall assured people that the voting equipment will be able to read the ballots despite the error and all votes for the misspelled name will count for Obama.
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