Crossword: At the polls
ACROSS1. Nader ran as such a candidate
6. Not the Senate
9. Tattle
12. State with mostelectoral votes, abbr.
14. Prefix meaning Chinese
15. Neither Democraticnor Republican
16. Old-timer among computer makers
17. Poisonous snake
18. Idiot
22.All systems need it
23.Pre-election event
25.Reject
26.Old salt
28.Tide type
30.Miners seek it
32.Shorthand for this country
33.Scurry
35.Coding to hide data
36.Land surrounded by water
39.It gets stuffed
42.Honk
43.Many found hanging in Florida
45.Short for phone
46.Utah tribe
47.Place to bathe
49.These occur outside voting sites
53.Election month
56.Federal IT chief, abbr.
57. Redecorate
58.One, in Scotland
59.Citizens do this with their votes
60.Voting guarantee
DOWN2.Pol running forre-election
3. Electoral College member
4. How voters definethemselves
5. Citizen voting abroad is '
6. Last-resort tally
7. Reed instrument
8. Group running as a team
10. ____ of code
11. These capture votes, old-style
13. Election watchdog
19. White House spokesman, to friends
20.Illegally assureelection's outcome
21. Law creating DMVregistration
24.Not a one
27. Member of the GOP
29.Lists of choices
31.A tease
32. Measure of one
34. They serve sixyears
37. Spirit
38. Summer, in France
40. Arm or leg
41. The prez's home
44. Comforter cover
48. Place to sleep
50. Wee
51. It uses stanzas
52. Not the right
54. ___ and apple pie
55. Memorable period
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