Suits against electoral practices grew popular after last year's circus in Florida, where a so-called butterfly ballot adopted by Democrats drew complaints from Democrats who said the design confused voters who wanted to vote for Democrats. Critics charged that punch-card ballots in other Florida jurisdictions produced similarly discriminatory outcomes. Jacksonians called certain voting practices the greatest outrage since, well, since the last greatest outrage. Punch-card ballots were said to be more difficult to cast and to count. The system not only suffered from the flaws inherent in an imperfect world but, according to some, deliberately stifled the will of the people.
Tuckahoe includes many retirees, too.
In Florida, butterflies and punch-cards allegedly baffled retirees. It stands to reason that Tuckahoe's retirees confront similar unconscionable obstacles in the voting booth. The City of Richmond, on the other hand, uses voting machines that are easier to operate and less prone to malfunction. The situation is intolerable. Tuckahoe is weary of second-class citizenship.