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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, March 8, 1999
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Voting problems affect city primary; outcome unchanged
By Heather Woodward and Chris Hapkins
hwoodward@kansan.com
chopkins@kansan.com
Kansan staff writers
When voters went to the ballot box at last Tuesday's Lawrence City Commission primary, they were only supposed to vote for three candidates.
At least 30 people voted for more than the allowed three, causing their votes to be thrown out.
"The scanner automatically throws out ballots that have more than three candidates marked," said Patty Jaimes, Douglas County clerk. "We can try to determine the intent of the voter, but if they've voted for more than three candidates, then we can't."
The final totals for the March 2 primary were released Friday, but there was no change in the ranking of the candidates. The Douglas County Commission canvasses after every election to make sure there are no errors in tallying the totals. Its canvass raised the total votes cast by 131.
Jaimes said the totals shift because some votes were thrown out by the county commissioners.
"Anytime someone moves they are supposed to re-register. But people get busy, and they forget." Jaimes said.
Instructions at the top of each ballot explained that the voter should vote for only three candidates.
B. J. Spencer, Lawrence resident who voted in the primary, said there should not have been any confusion.
"I thought it was very concise," she said. "Vote for three." If you can understand that, you're OK."
Jaimes said it was more common for people to misunderstand.
PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS
Brenda McFadden 2,926
Jim Henry 2,809
Mike Rundle 2,454
David Dunfield 2,393
Denise Gibson 2,162
O. Scott Henderson 1,231
G. Wayne Pears 7,41
Paul Matthew Bryant 582
David McKinsey 177
Total votes: 1,5,475
stand these instructions in city commission and school board elections.
"I think when people hear that the election will narrow the number of candidates to six, they don't understand that they are basically nominating six to elect three." Jaimes said.
After the final primary tallies, none of the six primary election winners are ahead by a margin of less than 30 votes.
The closest totals are between Mike Rundle and David Dunfield, with Rundle leading by 61 votes. That brings Dunfield six votes closer to third place.
Dunfield said that the tight race would not alter his campaign strategy, but that he would work on getting more voters to the polls.
"Obviously it was a real low-turnout election," he said.
Mike Rundle also wanted to see more voters voting.
"With better turnout, I think I'll either stay or move up," he said.
Rundle said that he would not change his campaign strategy because of Dunfield, and that he did not think of him as a threat.
"I'm running against Jim Henry and Brenda McFadden. I don't consider myself to be running against David Dunfield," he said.
- Edited by Julie Sachs
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