Voter appears to die, then asks 'Did I vote?

Southfield Township — Sometimes dead men really do get to vote.

"I was filling out the (absentee ballot) form as were an elderly couple sitting at a nearby table," said Ty Houston (a home care registered nurse) on Tuesday. "His wife, who was helping him fill out the ballot, asked him a couple of questions but he didn't respond. She screamed for help and I went over to see what I could do."

"He was dead," Houston said. "He had no heartbeat and he wasn't breathing. I started CPR, and after a few minutes, he revived and started breathing again. He knew his name and his wife's name."

What happened next astounded Houston and the victim's wife.

"The first question he asked was 'Did I vote?'"

According to Houston, the man — who had a tracheotomy in his throat — gulped down a few more breaths and then told her there are only two things that are important to me: "That I love you and that I finished what I came here to do … vote."

Which he had done.


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