DEMOCRAT CLERK Claims Election “Not Rigged” But “Bungled Beyond Belief”About 14,000 Genesee County voters were mailed a second absentee ballot this month after officials discovered deformities and irregularities in an initial printing run that made many ballots unreadable by voting machines.A mass reprint ordered by Genesee County Clerk John Gleason has prompted the state to step in with guidance on how to minimize voter confusion and ensure that each vote will count   but not twice. Everything is on track now,  said Gleason, a Democrat.  There was a lot of thought that went into this process, a lot of discussion and good dialogue, and I think the recovery happened really fast for what the situation was. The Genesee County ballot snafu comes as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump continues to raise concerns about potential voter fraud and has refused to say whether he will honor the results of the Nov. 8 election if he loses.Trump may find fodder for his  reckless  accusations in Genesee County, said former Flushing Mayor Archie Bailey, a Democrat who argued in an online newsletter that the county s election system  is not rigged  but  bungled beyond belief. Gleason blames the faulty ballots on  a sloppy job  by the company that printed them, which he has declined to name. He said many ballots were skewed, not centered properly, smudged, flecked or had other problems. But election clerks in 22 municipalities had already sent those ballots to voters. Those who received them have since been mailed a replacement ballot, identified by a green number at the bottom.The first batch of ballots were not sent to voters in Flint or Burton, the county s largest cities, which  saved a lot of confusion in those communities,  Gleason said.Local clerks in affected municipalities will likely have a long night on Nov. 8.Under a process recommended by the Michigan Bureau of Elections, returned replacement ballots will be processed as usual after polls close at 8 p.m. while the corresponding originals will be marked as spoiled. If a voter returns only an original, clerks and their staff will duplicate those votes onto new ballots that can then be fed into a voting machine. It s a tremendous amount of work,  Gleason said.  It s routine work, but it s enhanced this year because of the complete reprinting. Mistakes should have been caughtGleason and Genesee County should have discovered the printing flaws before they sent any absentee ballots to local clerks, said Bailey, who previously served on the county board of commissioners.He predicted  a whole lot  of losing candidates are going to challenge Genesee County results in the wake of the Nov. 8 election.Read more: Detroit Newsleft-news
democrat clerk claims election not rigged but bundled beyond belief about genes county voters mailed second absentee ballot month officials discovered deformities irregularities initial printing run made many ballots unreadable voting mass reprint ordered genes county clerk john season prompted state step guidance minimize voter confusion ensure vote count twice everything track said season democrat there lot thought went process lot discussion good dialogue i think recovery happened really fast situation the genes county ballot staff comes republican presidential nominee donald trump continues raise concerns potential voter fraud refused say whether honor results election may find fodder reckless accusations genes county said former flushing mayor archive bailey democrat argued online newsletter county election system rigged bundled beyond belief season blames faulty ballots sloppy job company printed declined name he said many ballots skewed centered properly studied checked problems but election clerks municipalities already sent ballots voters those received since mailed replacement ballot identified green number first batch ballots sent voters flint burton county largest cities saved lot confusion communities season clerks affected municipalities likely long night process recommended michigan bureau elections returned replacement ballots processed usual polls close corresponding originals marked spoiled if voter returns original clerks staff duplicate votes onto new ballots fed voting machine it tremendous amount work season said it routine work enhanced year complete printing mistakes caughtgleason genes county discovered printing flaws sent absentee ballots local clerks said bailey previously served county board predicted whole lot losing candidates going challenge genes county results wake detroit
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: DEMOCRAT CLERK Claims Election “Not Rigged” But “Bungled Beyond Belief”About 14,000 Genesee County voters were mailed a second absentee ballot this month after officials discovered deformities and irregularities in an initial printing run that made many ballots unreadable by voting machines.A mass reprint ordered by Genesee County Clerk John Gleason has prompted the state to step in with guidance on how to minimize voter confusion and ensure that each vote will count   but not twice. Everything is on track now,  said Gleason, a Democrat.  There was a lot of thought that went into this process, a lot of discussion and good dialogue, and I think the recovery happened really fast for what the situation was. The Genesee County ballot snafu comes as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump continues to raise concerns about potential voter fraud and has refused to say whether he will honor the results of the Nov. 8 election if he loses.Trump may find fodder for his  reckless  accusations in Genesee County, said former Flushing Mayor Archie Bailey, a Democrat who argued in an online newsletter that the county s election system  is not rigged  but  bungled beyond belief. Gleason blames the faulty ballots on  a sloppy job  by the company that printed them, which he has declined to name. He said many ballots were skewed, not centered properly, smudged, flecked or had other problems. But election clerks in 22 municipalities had already sent those ballots to voters. Those who received them have since been mailed a replacement ballot, identified by a green number at the bottom.The first batch of ballots were not sent to voters in Flint or Burton, the county s largest cities, which  saved a lot of confusion in those communities,  Gleason said.Local clerks in affected municipalities will likely have a long night on Nov. 8.Under a process recommended by the Michigan Bureau of Elections, returned replacement ballots will be processed as usual after polls close at 8 p.m. while the corresponding originals will be marked as spoiled. If a voter returns only an original, clerks and their staff will duplicate those votes onto new ballots that can then be fed into a voting machine. It s a tremendous amount of work,  Gleason said.  It s routine work, but it s enhanced this year because of the complete reprinting. Mistakes should have been caughtGleason and Genesee County should have discovered the printing flaws before they sent any absentee ballots to local clerks, said Bailey, who previously served on the county board of commissioners.He predicted  a whole lot  of losing candidates are going to challenge Genesee County results in the wake of the Nov. 8 election.Read more: Detroit Newsleft-news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: democrat clerk claims election not rigged but bundled beyond belief about genes county voters mailed second absentee ballot month officials discovered deformities irregularities initial printing run made many ballots unreadable voting mass reprint ordered genes county clerk john season prompted state step guidance minimize voter confusion ensure vote count twice everything track said season democrat there lot thought went process lot discussion good dialogue i think recovery happened really fast situation the genes county ballot staff comes republican presidential nominee donald trump continues raise concerns potential voter fraud refused say whether honor results election may find fodder reckless accusations genes county said former flushing mayor archive bailey democrat argued online newsletter county election system rigged bundled beyond belief season blames faulty ballots sloppy job company printed declined name he said many ballots skewed centered properly studied checked problems but election clerks municipalities already sent ballots voters those received since mailed replacement ballot identified green number first batch ballots sent voters flint burton county largest cities saved lot confusion communities season clerks affected municipalities likely long night process recommended michigan bureau elections returned replacement ballots processed usual polls close corresponding originals marked spoiled if voter returns original clerks staff duplicate votes onto new ballots fed voting machine it tremendous amount work season said it routine work enhanced year complete printing mistakes caughtgleason genes county discovered printing flaws sent absentee ballots local clerks said bailey previously served county board predicted whole lot losing candidates going challenge genes county results wake detroit