Some association members, angered that Rose was excluded from the ballot because of his status on baseball's ineligible list, have promised to submit blank ballots.

Mr. Navellier, though, submitted ballots representing more than a million shares supporting him as manager.

Ballot stuffing is when one person submits multiple ballots during a vote in which only one ballot per person is permitted.

Meanwhile, voters who hoped to avoid the AccuVote machines by submitting absentee ballots are running into problems of their own.

The deadline for submitting ballots is next Friday.

The modified Borda count differs from a Borda count only in the preferences of those who submit partial ballots.

Of the total of voters who submitted ballots, 44.2% chose statehood while 24% of ballots were submitted blank.

Nonetheless, 3.3 million voters submitted 'invalid' ballots to protest against the regime.

They said Mr. Schwarzenegger submitted absentee ballots in four elections over the past seven years, but they were not counted.

Minor violations included officials helping elderly voters cast and submit ballots.