Voting for "Osama" in Upstate New York

The Rensselaer County legislature is trying to figure out why absentee ballots were sent to voters in five towns with the Democratic presidential candidate named as “Barack Osama.”

Here’s the money quote from the Albany Times-Union write-up:

“We need to review the procedures to make sure there are better checks and balances,” said Minority Leader Virginia O’Brien, D-East Greenbush.

O’Brien said she would speak to Legislature Chairman Neil Kelleher, R-Troy, about undertaking a substantial review of the incident.

“It’s unfortunate that it happened. The Obama campaign was certainly very understanding,” said O’Brien, who spoke at an Obama rally Saturday morning in Albany.