The voting process uses printed voting ballots. Dowless is accused of paying workers to illegally collect absentee ballots from voters. Votes were cast using postal ballots and online voting forms. In 2008, Nader appeared on 45 state ballots and the D.C. ballot. With 23% of registered voters casting ballots, 97% voted for statehood. The election was marked by rigging, stuffing, snatching of ballots and electoral fraud. There were also 10 votes against the motion and three invalid ballots. Ilves gathered 64 votes out of 65 ballots. Aristotle called this "childish", as compared with the stone voting ballots used by the Athenians. Members with Active status then vote on works appearing on preliminary ballots. Consequentially, votes cast with such errant ballots were deemed void. He received votes on 321 of the 383 ballots. Those provisional ballots are kept separate from the regular ballots. Texas is one of seven states that elects Supreme Court justices on partisan ballots. Any player named on 75% or more of all ballots cast is elected.