At times, it became a debate that might have left some viewers wondering whether the parties now believed that any sort of ballot was secure.
Some were talking about calling for some sort of ballot initiative, aimed at accomplishing what union supporters had in Ohio in 2011 after efforts to sharply limit collective bargaining there.
On the other hand, rumors abound of a very different sort of ballot initiative.
If Democratic voters treat this election like it's a presidential election, and Republican voters treat this like it's a mid-term election, then the Democrats will win not just the presidency, but all sorts of down-ballot campaigns.
So in a sort of capitulation to the ballot box, the legislature itself put yet another measure, Proposition 111, on the 1990 ballot.
While you're sort-of-but-not-really learning about the various marijuana ballot measures you also get a display of Marijuana Man's formidable superhero powers.
Abba last week waded into the tense campaign when he warned voters not to stay behind for the sorting and counting of ballots once polls closed.
Anticipating a close race, Franken's campaign manager, Stephanie Schriock, had had lawyers on standby in case of a recount, and had begun recruiting and training volunteers to help oversee the sorting and counting of ballots across the state.
"There was a path to a budget deal that was provided to the Democrats, that would have put on the ballot some sort of tax measure, pension reforms and spending caps," said Jann Taber, a spokeswoman for Senator Robert D. Dutton, the Republican leader.
He has declared his intention to run for President next year, when Putin is up for reëlection, though Navalny faces a years-old fraud case, which, if the Kremlin decides to pursue it, could bar him from the ballot — the sort of legal gray zone in which the Kremlin likes to keep the country's opposition.
In Orange County, for example, 61,000 ballots were cast provisionally, meaning the ballots suffered some sort of glitch.
