DougR,

I did not see a sample ballot for my precinct. I don't know if any were given out.

The instructions that came with the sample ballot in Palm Beach County, Florida said quite clearly, "Punch the hole that is to the right of the candidates name." Except some of the holes were not to the right of some of the candidates' names.

I can see how an inteligent and thoughtful person who read the instructions ahead of time, and who was facing a five minute time limit and several ballot initiatives to vote on, could, in their haste, get it wrong.

As I said, if I had not had as much time as I needed (easily twice as long as five minutes), I could very easily have made a mistake myself.

But, really, the reason I posted earlier is because it saddens me to see name calling in the forum, especially when it comes from someone I usually associate with gentlemanly behavior.

I see that you have apologised and so my faith in you is now restored.

Carol