Department of Federal Elections

[OneJ]

Together on one ballot is my preference.

[Clyde1998]

I don't mind, but I feel that you're most likely to get people to vote in the House election if it's on the same ballot as the Presidential election.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Thank you. I was asked about this concept by Governor dfwlibertylover and Speaker 1184AZ, and I wanted to test public opinion on the matter.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

On a side-note, AEA Truman will now run the election in my place.

[Potus]

I would like to petition the administrators of this election to count votes for "Riley" in my favor. My real name was my username for a number of years here on the forum and friends from back in the day know me much better by that name than Potus.

[Blair]

I would like to petition the administrators of this election to count votes for "Riley" in my favor. My real name was my username for a number of years here on the forum and friends from back in the day know me much better by that name than Potus.

Politics certainly seems to work in circles

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=250376.0

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I would like to petition the administrators of this election to count votes for "Riley" in my favor. My real name was my username for a number of years here on the forum and friends from back in the day know me much better by that name than Potus.

Politics certainly seems to work in circles

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=250376.0

There is a difference between using a foreign language and someone's real name lol

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

I was going to count "Riley" for you anyway, Potus. As for Truman, you'll have to ask him.

[rpryor03]

Madame Secretary,

Using Google Translate to decipher Hashemite's vote, it translates as such:

THE PRESIDENT
[1] April Ludgate
[2] Seda Toutkhalian
[3] Aliya Mustafina
[4] DFW Liberty Lover

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
[1] April Ludgate

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

I noticed that. However, Governor and PM-elect Truman is running the election, thus that is not my job.

[Clyde1998]

Madame Secretary,

Using Google Translate to decipher Hashemite's vote, it translates as such:

THE PRESIDENT
[1] April Ludgate
[2] Seda Toutkhalian
[3] Aliya Mustafina
[4] DFW Liberty Lover

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
[1] April Ludgate

I'm not sure Hash's vote is valid anyway. Didn't we pass a law after the October elections saying that the ballot has to be in English?

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Madame Secretary,

Using Google Translate to decipher Hashemite's vote, it translates as such:

THE PRESIDENT
[1] April Ludgate
[2] Seda Toutkhalian
[3] Aliya Mustafina
[4] DFW Liberty Lover

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
[1] April Ludgate

I get "DFU Freedom Lover" as Hasehmite's fourth preference when using the "detect language" tool on Google Translate.

Gah, why do people do this sh*t?

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Madame Secretary,

Using Google Translate to decipher Hashemite's vote, it translates as such:

THE PRESIDENT
[1] April Ludgate
[2] Seda Toutkhalian
[3] Aliya Mustafina
[4] DFW Liberty Lover

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
[1] April Ludgate

I get "DFU Freedom Lover" as Hasehmite's fourth preference when using the "detect language" tool on Google Translate.

Gah, why do people do this sh*t?

Change it to Russian

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Madame Secretary,

Using Google Translate to decipher Hashemite's vote, it translates as such:

THE PRESIDENT
[1] April Ludgate
[2] Seda Toutkhalian
[3] Aliya Mustafina
[4] DFW Liberty Lover

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
[1] April Ludgate

I'm not sure Hash's vote would've been valid anyway. Didn't we pass a law after the October elections saying that the ballot has to be in English?

(Albeit, it's a pretty moot point given that the ballot is spoiled anyway)

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=255115.msg5514720#msg5514720

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

I tried Russian and got this, ftr:

THE PRESIDENT
[1] April Ludgate
[2] Seda Toutkhalian
[3] Aliya Mustafina
[4] SPU freedom lover

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
[1] April Ludgate

[Terry the Fat Shark]

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=258879.0 the bill hasn't been passed yet

[Clyde1998]

Madame Secretary,

Using Google Translate to decipher Hashemite's vote, it translates as such:

THE PRESIDENT
[1] April Ludgate
[2] Seda Toutkhalian
[3] Aliya Mustafina
[4] DFW Liberty Lover

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
[1] April Ludgate

I'm not sure Hash's vote would've been valid anyway. Didn't we pass a law after the October elections saying that the ballot has to be in English?

(Albeit, it's a pretty moot point given that the ballot is spoiled anyway)

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=255115.msg5514720#msg5514720

Ah - I see.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Its a Constitutional Amendment, not a bill.

[Adam Griffin]

Non English language ballots, invalidate

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

I've asked Hash to confirm the English translation of his vote, because frankly I'm not comfortable assuming his intent when different tools produce different translations for the same set of characters. Of course, it would be preferable if people would just post in the Latin alphabet.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Non English language ballots, invalidate

Stupid write ins, invalidate

Trolls trying to act like they actually know something, invalidate

Attention whores trying to impress someone, invalidate

Says the guy who only comes into Atlasia these days to bitch.

     I have conducted elections with foreign language ballots, and I must say that it becomes quite problematic. Sometimes I cannot readily identify the language and Google doesn't help. It will think the ballot is in one language, but then Google Translate has nothing to say about the ballot, nor does any other online translator I can find. I wouldn't wish this hassle on homelycooking, or any other SoFE for that matter.

I'm gonna call hogwash on this one. The IDS has probably had more foreign language ballots cast as of recent than any other region. At least within the past year, any ballot which you have counted, I have as well, and I've never came across a serious ballot that was somehow non-translatable or otherwise unclear to the point of having a legitimate reason for invalidation.

Obviously there are ballots that are sometimes cast that clearly do not have any actual preference designated, but that is a different story. This initiative does not guarantee those sorts of ballots any different treatment than they would receive now.

Foreign language ballots are not difficult to translate. Very few people on here are true polyglots, and as such, the same tool they used to create the ballot is very likely the same one you would use to decipher it. Sure, translating into that language and back again may produce a less than optimal result, but ya know, context clues.

This initiative wouldn't force all ballots cast in any language to be counted, but rather, it would prevent election administrators from automatically throwing out ballots because they've dictated such.

[rpryor03]

I tried Russian and got this, ftr:

THE PRESIDENT
[1] April Ludgate
[2] Seda Toutkhalian
[3] Aliya Mustafina
[4] SPU freedom lover

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
[1] April Ludgate

Going from English to Russian and typing in "Liberty Lover" gives the same result as is on Hash's ballot.

[Adam Griffin]

...

Context and understanding of hilarious old memes is very important.

Very SAD that you take everything so seriously - will be fun!

[Terry the Fat Shark]

...

Context and understanding of hilarious old memes is very important.

Very SAD that you take everything so seriously - will be fun!

my life is a meme

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Voting Booth closed. Waiting on Truman.