Here is yet another way the GOP will screw us over and continue the march to a one party empire.

James H. Webb's name is too long to fit, but George F. Allen, will have his full name displayed...
Isn't that special? I wonder what the Rs would be saying if the roles were reversed? But, you know of course, that would never happen, would it?

What kind of mess have we gotten ourselves into? And more important what are we going to do about it?

From the Washington Post:

U.S. Senate candidate James Webb's last name has been cut off on part of the electronic ballot used by voters in Alexandria, Falls Church and Charlottesville because of a computer glitch that also affects other candidates with long names, city officials said yesterday.

Although the problem creates some voter confusion, it will not cause votes to be cast incorrectly, election officials emphasized. The error shows up only on the summary page, where voters are asked to review their selections before hitting the button to cast their votes. Webb's full name appears on the page where voters choose for whom to vote.

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Every candidate on Alexandria's summary page has been affected in some way by the glitch. Even if candidates' full names appear, as is the case with Webb's Republican opponent, incumbent Sen. George F. Allen, their party affiliations have been cut off.

Jean Jensen, secretary of the Virginia State Board of Elections, who said yesterday she only recently became aware of the problem, pledged to have it fixed by the 2007 statewide elections.

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