Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
The minor problems experienced by voters in Arkansas that I reported here two days ago seem to have been a lot worse than was reported by the media on Tuesday; at least in White Co. Not one voting machine functioned properly at any of 32 polling places in the county. In one race there was a 3,954-vote disparity. That problem was cleared-up only after the losing candidate found the disparity and called it to the attention of officials. Also, the internal clocks were never set for Daily Light Savings time so the machines would not open on time and would not close on time. Also on the list of errors was candidate's names left off of the ballot....
NAtional: Ongoing Radio Shows (including internet streaming) LINK
AR: Greene County - Officials explain early vote delay LINK
AR: White County - Winner rejoices, then deflated LINK
AR: White County - Voting problems LINK
AR: White County ? Editorial ? We Deserve Better LINK
AR: White County - Outcome Changed in Multiple Arkansas Elections After Wide-spread ES&S Touch-screen Voting Machine Failures LINK
FL: Florida ballot changes concern trouble-shy election officials LINK
KY: Bullitt County - Council results finally released
Machine glitch, extra care cited LINK
NC: Yadkin County - Oops - school board member picks up 500 votes LINK
OK: Democrats kill voter ID legislation LINK
TX: Hill County - Upgrades To Voting System Discussed LINK
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