• NarrativeBear@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Looks like people voted no to slavery, but the question asked do you not support slavery.

    The answer should have been (yes) I do not support slavery.

    Instead (no) I do not support slavery.

    I can image a good chunk of people got confused with the wording, and I myself am still confused reading it.

    • TheFriar@lemm.ee
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      9 days ago

      Are you sure? It seems pretty straightforward to me. “This amendment would bar slavery and involuntary servitude.” It’s the first sentence.

      • billbasher@lemmy.world
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        8 days ago

        With the amount of people that voted for Trump I don’t have much confidence in the literacy of randos