Whitney is ‘Whitey’ on some ballots

SPRINGFIELD — The last name of Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney is misspelled as “Whitey” on electronic-voting machines in nearly two dozen wards — about half in predominantly African-American areas — and election officials said Wednesday the problem cannot be corrected by Election Day.

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Famous Last Words

A mash-up of characters saying ‘memorable’ quotes right before they die.

Yup, the material is a bit dark and coo-key, but sometimes funny, just be aware of some language and the graphic content.

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Texan ballot papers sent out with flag of Chile

For several years officials in Atascosa County, south of San Antonio, had sent out the insert containing what they thought was their state flag on it to absentee voters.

The mistake went unnoticed until a Ph.D student living in Japan alerted the authorities.

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