Minnesota- What's Going On Up There?

Apparently Minnesota Public Radio is posting some of the disputed ballots from the Franken-Coleman recount.

The recent election had just about renewed my general faith in the operation of democracy, and then I saw entry number 3, with the caption, "...poll workers blamed themselves for not better explaining the voting procedure, and noted that it would be difficult for someone to fill out a ballot more incorrectly."

For the most part, these are hilarious. But you have to wonder- why bother waiting in line to do this to a ballot...and why didn't I hear more about the Lizard People during the campaign?