103 Year Old Woman Casts Her Ballot in Bowie County, Miller County Denies Voters Paper Ballots

Bowie County Election Officials Bring Paper Ballot to Her Car, Miller County Election Officials Not as Obliging

Many voters cannot imagine living to the age of 100, much less being sharp enough, concerned enough, and healthy enough to get out and vote. Not Josephine Post! This 103 year old cocerned citizen has cast her ballot in every election since she can remember. This year, Bowie County election officials made it a little easier for her.

Accordig to the Texarkana Gazette, On October 23, Ms. Post received permission to vote by paper ballot from Bowie County election officials. Going a step further, the officials also allowed her to sit in a parked vehicle on the West side of Bi-State Justice Building, and a paper ballot was brought out to her. With the aid of herdaughter-in-law Willistene Post, Joespehine filled out her ballot. Behind her in the backseat, sat her son, R.E. Post, Jr. At age 82, he also made use of the paper ballot, and cast his vote as well.

Ms. Post emphasized the importance of exercising each person's right to vote. She shook hands with election officials, thanked them, and proceeded to fill out her ballot, as the officials contentedly directed traffic around her vehicle to ease the flow of traffic for other early voters.

This is contrasted starkly simply by driving a mile or so across the Arkansas border. Texarkana is a border city. Miller County election officials in Texarkana, Arkansas were not as obliging towards requeists for paper ballots. Though no 103 year olds reported requesting paper ballots, local attorney Thomas Johnson did request a paper ballot, and his request was turned down. In a press release issued Wednesday afternoon, Johnson questioned the reliability of the iVotronic voting machines previously the subject of much controversy in other states (currently in use by Miller County).