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No m8, thats Texas. Its a state.

your suppose to put the flag of your country like USA ....

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looks like Chile

As the international media focuses on Chile with the dramatic mine rescue underway, a startling new gaffe has come to light: officials in Texas' Atascosa County have been sending absentee voters information packages with the Chilean flag proudly displayed in lieu of their home state's banner.

As the Associated Press reports, the flags, admittedly, are remarkably similar. Both have a white stripe on top and red on the bottom, plus a single star in the middle of a blue field. However, on Chile's flag, the blue is only in the top left corner, whereas on Texas's, the blue is displayed all along the left side.

According to the Austin American-Statesman, Texas voter Troy Knudson caught the slip. He said election officials congratulated him "for preventing future Atascosa voters from seeing the flag mistake." Meanwhile, local elections authorities have blamed a previous employee for the mixup. As elections administrator Janice Ruple notes, "We just never caught it."

 


 

See if you can guess which is which.

 

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What is the difference between flags?

the main difference between the Chile and Texas flags is the left side of the flag: the lone star on the blue background.

the blue vertical stripe on the Texas flag extends from the top to the bottom of the flag. The lone star sits in the middle of this area.

 

Well first of all, Chile had it first. 1817.

 


 

For years now there's been a cute, wavy flag printed in the instructions of the absentee ballot for Atascosa County, near San Antonio. The only problem is that it's not a Texas flag — it's the flag of Chile.

As anyone who has been watching non-stop coverage of the rescue of the miners in Chile can note, the flag of that South American country and Texas are remarkably similar. They're both based loosely on the American flag, with a single white star in a blue bar next to big white and red stripes.

The difference is that the blue on the Texas flag stretches vertically down the entire left third, while on the Chilean version the blue section sits solely on the upper half, with the red stripe running over the entire bottom half.

But still, if anyone should be able to spot the difference, it's the officials in state and local government. (Behind perhaps the groundskeepers in charge of flag pole maintenance and Six Flags employees.)

It took a concerned voter —Troy Knudson, a doctoral candidate studying in Japan — to point out the mistake to election officials.

"I guess it's funny in some way, but my initial reaction was more disbelief that no one had noticed," Knudson told the Austin-American Statesman.

County election administrator Janice Ruple blamed the error on her predecessor (we've heard that one before) and said she had no idea how long the flag had been there before she took the job three years ago.

Though it wasn't explicitly mentioned, we have to wonder if the publicity of the recent miner disaster and rescue had a hand in the error finally being noticed. The news coverage of the rescue has been replete with images of the flag on signs held by families and supporters. Before this incident, who could have identified the Chilean flag?

The new Atascosa ballots have been scrubbed of all extraneous information, which is a shame. There's nothing like clip art and an absentee ballot for an impromptu civics lesson. We suggest adding the flag of Liberia and having citizens identify the right flag for an extra vote.

 

 

 

 

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As the international media focuses on Chile with the dramatic mine rescue underway, a startling new gaffe has come to light: officials in Texas' Atascosa County have been sending absentee voters information packages with the Chilean flag proudly displayed in lieu of their home state's banner.

As the Associated Press reports, the flags, admittedly, are remarkably similar. Both have a white stripe on top and red on the bottom, plus a single star in the middle of a blue field. However, on Chile's flag, the blue is only in the top left corner, whereas on Texas's, the blue is displayed all along the left side.

According to the Austin American-Statesman, Texas voter Troy Knudson caught the slip. He said election officials congratulated him "for preventing future Atascosa voters from seeing the flag mistake." Meanwhile, local elections authorities have blamed a previous employee for the mixup. As elections administrator Janice Ruple notes, "We just never caught it."

 


 

See if you can guess which is which.

 

Ppkk8lA.jpg

 

 


What is the difference between flags?

the main difference between the Chile and Texas flags is the left side of the flag: the lone star on the blue background.

the blue vertical stripe on the Texas flag extends from the top to the bottom of the flag. The lone star sits in the middle of this area.

 

Well first of all, Chile had it first. 1817.

 


 

For years now there's been a cute, wavy flag printed in the instructions of the absentee ballot for Atascosa County, near San Antonio. The only problem is that it's not a Texas flag — it's the flag of Chile.

As anyone who has been watching non-stop coverage of the rescue of the miners in Chile can note, the flag of that South American country and Texas are remarkably similar. They're both based loosely on the American flag, with a single white star in a blue bar next to big white and red stripes.

The difference is that the blue on the Texas flag stretches vertically down the entire left third, while on the Chilean version the blue section sits solely on the upper half, with the red stripe running over the entire bottom half.

But still, if anyone should be able to spot the difference, it's the officials in state and local government. (Behind perhaps the groundskeepers in charge of flag pole maintenance and Six Flags employees.)

It took a concerned voter —Troy Knudson, a doctoral candidate studying in Japan — to point out the mistake to election officials.

"I guess it's funny in some way, but my initial reaction was more disbelief that no one had noticed," Knudson told the Austin-American Statesman.

County election administrator Janice Ruple blamed the error on her predecessor (we've heard that one before) and said she had no idea how long the flag had been there before she took the job three years ago.

Though it wasn't explicitly mentioned, we have to wonder if the publicity of the recent miner disaster and rescue had a hand in the error finally being noticed. The news coverage of the rescue has been replete with images of the flag on signs held by families and supporters. Before this incident, who could have identified the Chilean flag?

The new Atascosa ballots have been scrubbed of all extraneous information, which is a shame. There's nothing like clip art and an absentee ballot for an impromptu civics lesson. We suggest adding the flag of Liberia and having citizens identify the right flag for an extra vote.

 

 

 

 

~ ┋≯⊙Š●Ķ⊙≮┇

 


 

As the international media focuses on Chile with the dramatic mine rescue underway, a startling new gaffe has come to light: officials in Texas' Atascosa County have been sending absentee voters information packages with the Chilean flag proudly displayed in lieu of their home state's banner.

As the Associated Press reports, the flags, admittedly, are remarkably similar. Both have a white stripe on top and red on the bottom, plus a single star in the middle of a blue field. However, on Chile's flag, the blue is only in the top left corner, whereas on Texas's, the blue is displayed all along the left side.

According to the Austin American-Statesman, Texas voter Troy Knudson caught the slip. He said election officials congratulated him "for preventing future Atascosa voters from seeing the flag mistake." Meanwhile, local elections authorities have blamed a previous employee for the mixup. As elections administrator Janice Ruple notes, "We just never caught it."

 


 

See if you can guess which is which.

 

Ppkk8lA.jpg

 

 


What is the difference between flags?

the main difference between the Chile and Texas flags is the left side of the flag: the lone star on the blue background.

the blue vertical stripe on the Texas flag extends from the top to the bottom of the flag. The lone star sits in the middle of this area.

 

Well first of all, Chile had it first. 1817.

 


 

For years now there's been a cute, wavy flag printed in the instructions of the absentee ballot for Atascosa County, near San Antonio. The only problem is that it's not a Texas flag — it's the flag of Chile.

As anyone who has been watching non-stop coverage of the rescue of the miners in Chile can note, the flag of that South American country and Texas are remarkably similar. They're both based loosely on the American flag, with a single white star in a blue bar next to big white and red stripes.

The difference is that the blue on the Texas flag stretches vertically down the entire left third, while on the Chilean version the blue section sits solely on the upper half, with the red stripe running over the entire bottom half.

But still, if anyone should be able to spot the difference, it's the officials in state and local government. (Behind perhaps the groundskeepers in charge of flag pole maintenance and Six Flags employees.)

It took a concerned voter —Troy Knudson, a doctoral candidate studying in Japan — to point out the mistake to election officials.

"I guess it's funny in some way, but my initial reaction was more disbelief that no one had noticed," Knudson told the Austin-American Statesman.

County election administrator Janice Ruple blamed the error on her predecessor (we've heard that one before) and said she had no idea how long the flag had been there before she took the job three years ago.

Though it wasn't explicitly mentioned, we have to wonder if the publicity of the recent miner disaster and rescue had a hand in the error finally being noticed. The news coverage of the rescue has been replete with images of the flag on signs held by families and supporters. Before this incident, who could have identified the Chilean flag?

The new Atascosa ballots have been scrubbed of all extraneous information, which is a shame. There's nothing like clip art and an absentee ballot for an impromptu civics lesson. We suggest adding the flag of Liberia and having citizens identify the right flag for an extra vote.

 

 

 

 

~ ┋≯⊙Š●Ķ⊙≮┇

 


OMG! sorry i made a mistake

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