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Obama Listed as “Barack Osama” on Absentee Ballot

HeadlineOct 13, 2008

Here in New York, lawmakers in Rensselaer County are calling for an investigation into the misspelling of Barack Obama’s name on absentee ballots. 300 absentee ballots were recently sent out that read “Barack Osama.” Election officials say the mistake was a typo.

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