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Originally Posted by Wes Mantooth
Theoretically I think, yes if you can tell who the vote is for and the will of the people should be upheld, however if there is a law that says names must be spelled exactly as they appear then I think the law (no matter how silly it is) should be followed...
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Courts rely on case law as much as the letter of the law and there are numerous cases where courts ruled in favor of "voter intent" - the most obvious being the Supreme Court in Bush v Gore.