I believe Amy Pike is correct. I, for one, was offered a city ballot by a worker, but declined it as I do not live in the city. It could be that many people like me chose not to mention their voting experiences. I believe Judge Vance did the research and made the right decision. Hopefully, the errors made during the election will not be repeated. --Marsha Walker

There is a listing of the cascade events leading up to this disaster in Bob Mayer's "(sh)IT Doesn't Just Happen II". This book also contains the cascade events leading up to several other disasters.

Both "(sh)IT Doesn't Just Happen II" and "(sh)IT Doesn't Just Happen" are very informative and should make anyone think about their actions and what those actions can or cannot cause later on. --Joyce M. Coomer

I must respectfully disagree with Jamie on this issue. Regardless of who has money and who doesn't, people were denied their civil right to vote in an election. Judge Vance reviewed all the evidence submitted and due to the length of time it took for her to reach a verdict, I'm confident that she saw proven discrepancies. It appears some want to blame the voters for not saying anything in the moment, when that is far from the truth! I know of several people who weren't allowed to vote in the city races and did bring it to the attention of the poll workers and were told that the map indicated they lived in county.

One went so far as to appeal in front of the election board on Election Day, and was told since she cast her ballot without the city races on it, that she forfeited her right to vote in those elections. If the maps, ballots, machines, or whatever were incorrect and anyone was denied the right to cast a vote, then a new election should be held. In my opinion this has nothing to do with how much money any of the candidates have or don't have and I don't see as to where Mr. Arnold as acted with entitlement. He has merely stepped up and asked for a wrong to be corrected. No one knows who will win if their is a new election. People are making this about everything but the fact that there was enough discrepancy for a Judge to overturn the election. --Amy Pike

I have a problem with one worker who has worked several years where I vote. The first time I used the little flat table top computer. There were two. I was at one and a worker was showing a little lady how to use it. She said to the helper " I do not know about these." She pointed to the bottom of the page. The worker pointed and said, "This one and this one are good ones."

This same worker tried to go in the the booth with my Mom one year. My little Mom let him know, "She did not need his help."

At this years election, I was given my paper and I went the last row of tables on the back left side. No one was a round me. You know that fealing someone is watching you? I looked around and this person was behind me looking over my shoulder. I got up to take my paper to the scan box. This worker tried to get my paper. He said he could take it for me. I said "No!!!"

As I was waiting for my Mom, I was very upset about this person. I told one of the workers what I have watched this person do. She just said, "Well, I have never seen him do anything." It sure made me wonder how many people that thought he was helping, when to me he was breaking the law. --Mitzi

I wish someone would explain to me how having money and being a write in candidate created the problems associated with the election snafu! Voters denied their civil right to vote, voters given the right to vote without living in the City, voting machines having locks removed and machine tally's not matching ballots. How could this possibly be associated with Ben Arnold? - SALLY KEMP

I have no idea what it means for Joyce Rodgers to be listed as surety...but I will publicly state this...Joyce is worth a LOT more than $25,000

As we would say in Arkansas...Joyce Rodgers is good people.

- Rickie Williams

Also, I would like to point out, unless I misunderstood, is that Dr. Arnold only reacted to the problems that may have happened in the voting process when citizens saw things that weren't right and went to him for help and not that Dr. Arnold was crying in his soup and angry that he had not won.

That is two distinct and completely different senarios...some people seem to think that Dr. Arnold instigated this whole thing and from what I heard and understood, nothing could be farther from the truth. - Marcia Shuffett

Always tell your truth
even if you must change it
upon further thought.