The oversized ballot fiasco from the Illinois primary has an explanation: humidity.  Hydroexpansivity is the tendency for paper to expand when it absorbs moisture, which caused the ballots to become too large to fit the voting machines on March 20th.  Macon County Clerk Steve Bean told the State Board of Elections his situation was a fairly easy handle but updates are already in progress…



Record humidity reached 73 percent on primary day.  Bean says 5 precincts in Macon County were affected.