Reading is one of my few life skills, but instructions on the back of the ballot were printed in a minuscule font, as was the ballot itself.
Mr. de Blasio said he was worried the question would not get the scrutiny it deserved because it was on the back of the ballot.
Some feared the term-limits question would be ignored because it was placed on the back of the ballot and formatted in small print.
To this day, we are sure that we did not clear the "chads" from the back of the ballot, and perhaps ours were among those not counted.
Add this to the challenges for New York City's voters on Tuesday: On the back of the ballot, in excruciatingly fine print, are two yes-or-no questions about changing the city's charter.
For starters, it has been relegated to the back of the ballot for the election on Tuesday, formatted in tiny print and squeezed in above a question on obscure city laws that totals more than 200 words.
The number of registered voters who cast ballots in New York City — apparently under 30 percent — seemed to be lower than in upstate (it was 44 percent in Erie County), and it plunged even more for the two proposals to revise the City Charter that appeared on the back of the ballot, including a measure to limit politicians to two consecutive terms.
She could not read or write, she said, and had simply put a mark on the back of the ballot paper to indicate she wanted a person who could bring security.
Also, the measure was listed on the back of the ballot, so some may not have seen it, or may have confused it with the school bond initiative, also labeled Measure S, which voters approved in March, Gabel-Luddy said.
