Hanging in the balance
We're still waiting with bated breath for the outcome of one race still undecided, five days after the election:
Director, Zone 2 SOIL AND WATER, EAST DISTRICT
Vote For 1
NO CANDIDATE FILED . . . . . . . 0
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 27,253 100.00%
Who will it be? And will they publish the complete list of names written in? Inquiring minds would sure like to know.
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Comments (7)
Clarke County, Georgia, just released their write-in votes.
Among those receiving votes:
"Mickey Mouse, Donald, Duck, Goofy, Miss Piggy, Bart Simpson, Hello Kitty, Elmo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Bambi, Batman, Bozo, Santa Claus, Zoidberg, Dumbledore, Satan, Oprah, Madea, Honey Boo Boo, John Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Clint Eastwood, George Clooney, Jonah Hill, Tony Stark, Wolverine, The Hulk, Bubba Gump, Ron Burgundy, Ron Swanson, Leslie Knope, Liz Lemon, Lizard People, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Led Zeppelin, Trey Anastasio, Alfred E. Newman, Seymour Butts, A Bag of Rocks, A Wet Rag, Fart, Mars Curiosity Rover, Oregon Duck, A Clown, A Cat, An Ape, Any Sentient Being, The Great Pumpkin, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Mr. Ed, My Dog, Charles, Bacon, Aeon Flux, The Monopoly Guy, Milton Bradley, A Publix Sub Sandwich, LovePeaceOneness, Anyone but this crazy man, Anyone but this moron, No Pleated Pants, Belly Button Lint, Lurr, Ruler of the Planet Omicron, My Mom
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Why can't we get ours released here in Oregon? This could be fun and a good way to turn out the vote for next time.
Posted by Bill McDonald | November 12, 2012 12:42 PM
I wrote in Jack.
Posted by Drewbob | November 12, 2012 12:57 PM
Hmmm. University of GA is located in Clarke County, and not a single vote for the Georgia Bulldog?
But the Oregon Duck made it, as did a cat.
If we REALLY had reach, there would have been a vote for Jack Bogdanski's Lat, but that probably would have cut into the Zoidberg support...
Bill, you hit it out of the park with this one.
Cheers, It's Mike
(Winterhawks win streak = 12)
Posted by It's Mike | November 12, 2012 1:20 PM
Pfft, this one is easy..
Job share.
27,253 different people got votes.
So it works out to a tad over 4 1/2 minutes each..
Posted by tankfixer | November 12, 2012 4:45 PM
How many votes do you need to succeed as a write in?
Posted by Jo | November 12, 2012 6:44 PM
Jo,
One more than any other candidate on the ballot, or write in candidate.
Posted by Michael | November 12, 2012 8:37 PM
How many votes are needed?
From personal experience, I was elected via write in with 3 votes. My neighbor's family wrote me in for a local school committee position in Washington county several years ago.
County contacted me to ask if I would serve. I agreed. It was an unpaid position.
Posted by Mike (one of the many) | November 12, 2012 10:51 PM