NV: Small, printer-related glitch at Hug High poll quickly fixed; smooth check in praised*http://www.rgj.com/article/20100608/NEWS19/100608002/Small-printer-related-glitch-at-Hug-High-poll-quickly-fixed-smooth-check-in-praised
"We had a little glitch, a couple of printers didn't work," said Downey. "We were short an activator. By 7 a.m. they knew about it and by 7:30 we had the activator."
The activator allows the printer to print the ballot.
NV: Election: Sparks voter voices complaint about information on ballot *
http://www.rgj.com/article/20100608/NEWS19/100608002/1232/Dan-Burk--Washoe-voter-turnout-should-near-25-percent Update at 5:08 p.m.: Rachelle Guinan of Sparks said she spent about a half hour trying to vote at Reed High School today because the sample ballot directed voters to the wrong building.
PA: Moosic, Old Forge poll workers collected tips (it is not against the law!)
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/moosic-old-forge-poll-workers-collected-tips-1.831547...Voter and political activist Rosanne LaRusso Kolberg said poll workers at the two polling places during the May 18 primary election set up the box and basket to collect tips beyond their county-paid wages. Election Day wages are $105 for inspectors, $140 for judges of elections, and lesser rates for other workers.
PA: No penalties for polling-place violation
Critz draws warning for election day visits
click here
for-polling-place-violation http://is.gd/cHEkO
SC: Problems At Greenville County Polling Places *
http://www2.wspa.com/news/2010/jun/08/problems-at-greenville-county-polling-places-ar-317478/...reported problems at Gilder Creek and Riverside. He says voting is still taking place there are just less machines to do so. Technicians are being dispatched to correct the problems as quickly as possible.
Belangia also said that in the Simpsonville 3 precinct that the building wasn't open at 7a.m. and poll workers let people cast their votes on the sidewalk, as is proper procedure by state law.
SC: Voting Begins With Some Problems * Some Experience Delays At Polls
http://www.foxcarolina.com/news/23829781/detail.html*ES&S iVotronic touchscreens)
Belangia said problems with at least 12 of the county's 700 voting machines have experienced troubles Tuesday morning. He said replacement machines were taken to some precincts. At smaller precincts, however, voters may have experienced longer lines or a bit of a wait, while machines were down.
SC: Election worker doesn't show up, delays machines from opening *
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/06/08/1520739/election-worker-oversleeps-delays.html
At Emerald Forest Precinct number 2, at St. Mary's Missionary Baptist Church in Carolina Forest, the poll clerk didn't show up at the polling station in time to open this morning, according to Horry County spokesman Lisa Bourcier.
The clerk carries the responsibility of bringing in the cartridges to start and operate the voting machines.
Elections volunteers went to the clerk's house to get the equipment to start the machines, while voters were given paper ballots during the first half hour of voting.
SC: POLL - Electronic voting problems
http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/story.aspx?id=467707
Did you have problems with electronic ballots on Election Day?
TX: Judge to decide Cameron County voter fraud case
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=467689
The Precinct 2 Commissioner candidate alleged that mail-in ballot numbers were "blatantly discrepant" with regular in-person voting
TX: Weatherford election still under scrutiny
Losing candidates mull contesting election results
http://weatherforddemocrat.com/homepage/x1358975761/Weatherford-election-still-under-scrutiny...In prior interviews with the Democrat, Watson and Tarbay said they believed election procedures for the May 8 election had not been conducted according to state statutes. They also raised questions about the reliability of Hart Intercivic voting machines, purchased by the county in 2005.
When questioned about the elections process by the Democrat, Parten admitted to violating a statute that requires the second of three reliability tests be done immediately before ballots are to be cast.
VA: New Voting Machines Delivered - Charlottesville
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=12608957
VT: City Council to Review 50 Percent Threshold in Mayoral Elections
http://7d.blogs.com/blurt/2010/06/city-council-to-review-50-percent-threshold-in-mayoral-elections.html
WI: Prosecutor says voter fraud cases languished
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/95832224.html
Milwaukee police chief defends handling, says most complaints were errors
"We had a little glitch, a couple of printers didn't work," said Downey. "We were short an activator. By 7 a.m. they knew about it and by 7:30 we had the activator."
The activator allows the printer to print the ballot.
NV: Election: Sparks voter voices complaint about information on ballot *
http://www.rgj.com/article/20100608/NEWS19/100608002/1232/Dan-Burk--Washoe-voter-turnout-should-near-25-percent Update at 5:08 p.m.: Rachelle Guinan of Sparks said she spent about a half hour trying to vote at Reed High School today because the sample ballot directed voters to the wrong building.
PA: Moosic, Old Forge poll workers collected tips (it is not against the law!)
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/moosic-old-forge-poll-workers-collected-tips-1.831547...Voter and political activist Rosanne LaRusso Kolberg said poll workers at the two polling places during the May 18 primary election set up the box and basket to collect tips beyond their county-paid wages. Election Day wages are $105 for inspectors, $140 for judges of elections, and lesser rates for other workers.
Critz draws warning for election day visits
click here
for-polling-place-violation http://is.gd/cHEkO
SC: Problems At Greenville County Polling Places *
http://www2.wspa.com/news/2010/jun/08/problems-at-greenville-county-polling-places-ar-317478/...reported problems at Gilder Creek and Riverside. He says voting is still taking place there are just less machines to do so. Technicians are being dispatched to correct the problems as quickly as possible.
Belangia also said that in the Simpsonville 3 precinct that the building wasn't open at 7a.m. and poll workers let people cast their votes on the sidewalk, as is proper procedure by state law.
SC: Voting Begins With Some Problems * Some Experience Delays At Polls
http://www.foxcarolina.com/news/23829781/detail.html*ES&S iVotronic touchscreens)
Belangia said problems with at least 12 of the county's 700 voting machines have experienced troubles Tuesday morning. He said replacement machines were taken to some precincts. At smaller precincts, however, voters may have experienced longer lines or a bit of a wait, while machines were down.
SC: Election worker doesn't show up, delays machines from opening *
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/06/08/1520739/election-worker-oversleeps-delays.html
At Emerald Forest Precinct number 2, at St. Mary's Missionary Baptist Church in Carolina Forest, the poll clerk didn't show up at the polling station in time to open this morning, according to Horry County spokesman Lisa Bourcier.
The clerk carries the responsibility of bringing in the cartridges to start and operate the voting machines.
Elections volunteers went to the clerk's house to get the equipment to start the machines, while voters were given paper ballots during the first half hour of voting.
SC: POLL - Electronic voting problems
http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/story.aspx?id=467707
Did you have problems with electronic ballots on Election Day?
TX: Judge to decide Cameron County voter fraud case
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=467689
The Precinct 2 Commissioner candidate alleged that mail-in ballot numbers were "blatantly discrepant" with regular in-person voting
TX: Weatherford election still under scrutiny
Losing candidates mull contesting election results
http://weatherforddemocrat.com/homepage/x1358975761/Weatherford-election-still-under-scrutiny...In prior interviews with the Democrat, Watson and Tarbay said they believed election procedures for the May 8 election had not been conducted according to state statutes. They also raised questions about the reliability of Hart Intercivic voting machines, purchased by the county in 2005.
When questioned about the elections process by the Democrat, Parten admitted to violating a statute that requires the second of three reliability tests be done immediately before ballots are to be cast.
VA: New Voting Machines Delivered - Charlottesville
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=12608957
VT: City Council to Review 50 Percent Threshold in Mayoral Elections
http://7d.blogs.com/blurt/2010/06/city-council-to-review-50-percent-threshold-in-mayoral-elections.html
WI: Prosecutor says voter fraud cases languished
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/95832224.html
Milwaukee police chief defends handling, says most complaints were errors
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