Despite best efforts to follow voter registration instructions months before, which were conveniently posted in the entranceway to Rudy's Bar and Eating Emporium, a recent transplant to the small town of Podunk, Wisconsin was turned away at the polls this morning for not being registered.
Pleading his case to the woman at the residential verification desk, the man, who closely resembled a not-too famous satirical writer, was not found to be on file despite sending his forms to the voter registrar via registered mail with receipt confirmed. The man indicated that he had even received a phone call to verify that his forms were received on time.
The woman, who was only known as "Rebecca" from Dimwitted Farms, indicated that she in fact, was the actual registrar but did not see the man's name on any list. She then indicated that the man could prove he sent the forms by producing copies and returning to the polls. Of course, there were no copies from the original mailing.
While holding up the line of angry would-be voters, the man chose to leave the premises, happy with the thought that he could be taxed without the ability to vote on his representation. "I can stomach the fact that a bookkeeping error was to blame for not being registered, but I doubt I can count on the same clerical error in my favor should I forget to pay the tax bill", said the man.
Rebecca, a natural blonde, could not be reached for comment.
