Cautionary Tale

I saw this the other day and something struck me.  Can you tell what it is?

It’s here:

See where the ballot marker went over the line by a smidge?

In just about every electoral system in the world, that could be construed as a “spoiled ballot” by a rules zealot, and cause for removal from the count.  In the wrong hands — in this case, a ballot counter who’s also a Dougherty supporter — I’ll leave it to you to figure it out.

Whenever you’re marking a paper ballot set out like this, do not let your mark even touch the boundary of the checkbox, and use an “X” to make your mark.

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