The recount shouldn't take long.

Tuttle was running for constable of Hancock County, Tennessee, as a write-in candidate. Nobody else was vying for the position and Tuttle says her father encouraged her to give it a go.

County election officials says only 131 people voted in Thursday's district elections and there was only one vote in Tuttle's constable race. It was her vote and, yes, she voted for herself

Gee Dad, thanks for the vote.

Eh. Without a paper trail, I call shenanigans on Diebold.

Tuttle's father is a longtime constable in another district and won reelection. She says he'll "show her the ropes."

If he's a constable, shouldn't he show her The Haywain?

mikaloyd: Tuttle was running for constable of Hancock County, Tennessee, as a write-in candidate. Nobody else was vying for the position and Tuttle says her father encouraged her to give it a go.

County election officials says only 131 people voted in Thursday's district elections and there was only one vote in Tuttle's constable race. It was her vote and, yes, she voted for herself

Gee Dad, thanks for the vote.

i loled

Huhhhh uhhhhhh....Hancock...

She won because she voted for herself.....Pffsh! She musnt have been very popular...

Tuttle? Who is Tuttle?

hope she has fun serving warrants.

i demand a recount

Big deal. I see the same thing in Fark Photoshops, where people vote for themselves, unlike me...

I got a change of venue granted because a friend of mine wrote in my name for town justice. The justice and I were "political rivals."

Because it will be asked. Possession of a weapon and menacing police officers. It was during a suicide attempt and the new justice threw it out.

/certified loon

skinink: Big deal. I see the same thing in Fark Photoshops, where people vote for themselves, unlike me...

Bullfark.

Yes, your vote does matter when a small number of people vote. When a large number of people vote your vote loses its value.

If every vote matters because someone wins by one vote, then doesn't that actually tell us that every other vote didn't matter?

Fatslave: Yes, your vote does matter when a small number of people vote. When a large number of people vote your vote loses its value.

THIS. Who cares about some small county job in a backwards area of a "meh" state?

Wake me up when 1 vote matters in a state-level campaign.

If every vote matters because someone wins by one vote, then doesn't that actually tell us that every other vote didn't matter?

Read the article, she didn't just win by one vote. There was only one vote period.

tell it to Al Gorebot

local elections? Sure...

National Elections? (Ones that matter) no, your vote does not count.

Stugatz: If every vote matters because someone wins by one vote, then doesn't that actually tell us that every other vote didn't matter?

No other vote did matter this time.

Tuttle or Buttle?

Drakin020: local elections? Sure...

National Elections? (Ones that matter) no, your vote does not count.

Local elections arguably matter more in day to day life. Unless your interests mostly include talking politics with strangers at a distance.

She's the Reeve of the Shire in Bugtussle, now.

Don't start no shenanigans.

If noone else was running for the position, why would she put herself as a write in candidate? I wish someone else would have written in "William Shatner" or "Leeka Deesnuts"

Cornwell: Tuttle? Who is Tuttle?

"There's a little bit of Tuttle left in all of us--in fact, you might say that all of us together made up Tuttle."

I'm going to submit a write-in vote for the Polish women's volleyball team who, at 3:09 Eastern, are playing on MSNBC and certainly worth watching for their athletic ability.

/this woman is more qualified than Bush

Was she the very last person to cast a vote for herself? If not, it wasn't her vote.

hyperflame: THIS. Who cares about some small county job in a backwards area of a "meh" state?

The people who pay property taxes do. The people who use the roads and other services do. In fact, I care MORE about my local elections than about who is president. The president has power to blow up brown people, but my local official has power to make my life miserable.

In other words, you are doing it wrong.

almandot: Was she the very last person to cast a vote for herself? If not, it wasn't her vote.

You should try RTFA.

almandot: Was she the very last person to cast a vote for herself? If not, it wasn't her vote.

She was the only person *to* vote.

almandot: Was she the very last person to cast a vote for herself? If not, it wasn't her vote.

Can you take a picture of FAIL?

Someone with better 'shop-fu than I needs to charge failtographer's lazors, stat!

Mr. Fuzzypaws: I got a change of venue granted because a friend of mine wrote in my name for town justice. The justice and I were "political rivals."

Because it will be asked. Possession of a weapon and menacing police officers. It was during a suicide attempt and the new justice threw it out.

/certified loon

Brilliant!

/the write-in deal, maybe not the other stuff

buntz: "There's a little bit of Tuttle left in all of us--in fact, you might say that all of us together made up Tuttle."

Thank you, that's what I was waiting for.

I would have voted for Mickey Mouse

Mr. Fuzzypaws: I got a change of venue granted because a friend of mine wrote in my name for town justice. The justice and I were "political rivals."

Because it will be asked. Possession of a weapon and menacing police officers. It was during a suicide attempt and the new justice threw it out.

/certified loon

That's a pretty crafty strategy. I hope you're feeling better these days.

xbattlewax: I would have voted for Mickey Mouse

Lol, every couple years my local newspaper gets a letter to the editor from an election judge whining about how many votes people cast for Mickey Mouse and shiat like that.

You would think people might be concerned with who the constable is...they're basically like a Sherriff. If you were smart you'd run yourself and then let the mob move in for some nice kickbacks.

I wrote myself in as judge of elections in my little town. I got my wife and 2 neighbors to do the same. My term is up in 2 years. The old people who were used to getting appointed to the position were so pissed they refused to continue volunteering.

Fatslave: votes people cast for Mickey Mouse and shiat like that.

Makes me wonder if there were any wayward Palestinians that ended up writing in Farfour during the Gaza elections.

Good thing she didn't write in "Buttle" by mistake.

count chocula: hope she has fun serving warrants.

that's one way to work off those extra pounds....chasing assholes through backyards and hopping fences.

Good thing she didn't write herself in on a Diebold machine.



/Yes, Hosebeatings. I see you.

Hosebeatings:
Tuttle or Buttle?

RTFA,
came here for this,
not disappointed.

tonesskin: hyperflame: THIS. Who cares about some small county job in a backwards area of a "meh" state?

The people who pay property taxes do. The people who use the roads and other services do. In fact, I care MORE about my local elections than about who is president. The president has power to blow up brown people, but my local official has power to make my life miserable.

In other words, you are doing it wrong.

I would bet than a federal or state official has as much, if not more, power to make your life miserable compared to any local official.

Approves.

/hotlinked for my convenience

hyperflame: tonesskin: hyperflame: THIS. Who cares about some small county job in a backwards area of a "meh" state?

The people who pay property taxes do. The people who use the roads and other services do. In fact, I care MORE about my local elections than about who is president. The president has power to blow up brown people, but my local official has power to make my life miserable.

In other words, you are doing it wrong.

I would bet than a federal or state official has as much, if not more, power to make your life miserable compared to any local official.

Very likely, but it's displaced, so as to make the threat less immediate and less recognizable. That's why bush got reelected.

Bart: I demand a recount!
Ms. K: One for Angela. One for Angela. Would you like another recount?
Bart: No.
Ms. K: Well, I just want to make sure. One for Angela. One for Angela.

What does the driver's ed teacher from saved by the bell have to do with this?

tchjdaedn: hyperflame: tonesskin: hyperflame: THIS. Who cares about some small county job in a backwards area of a "meh" state?

The people who pay property taxes do. The people who use the roads and other services do. In fact, I care MORE about my local elections than about who is president. The president has power to blow up brown people, but my local official has power to make my life miserable.

In other words, you are doing it wrong.

I would bet than a federal or state official has as much, if not more, power to make your life miserable compared to any local official.

Very likely, but it's displaced, so as to make the threat less immediate and less recognizable. That's why bush got reelected.

oh snap!