Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
This is it. The day we have been waiting for. Problems began first thing this morning with machine failures in New Jersey. There were also reports of memory cards failing on AVS Winvote machines in Fairfax Co Virginia. The wet weather in some states has caused problems with paper ballots that have swollen enough to not work in optical scan machines. The ballots are being put in ballot boxes until they dry enough to be run. Voting machines in 8 Philadelphia precincts have failed and emergency paper ballots are being passed out.
Voting machines supplied for voters with disabilities have been removed from use by order of a court. The counties Hart Intercivic eSlates failed to register straight-party votes properly. ...
National: Election Night (Popcorn Included) LINK
National: E-Voting machines fail Michigan tests and others can be mis-calibrated LINK
National: E-Voting's Biggest Test
In Several Key States, Electronic Voting Machines Have Already Flipped Votes From One Candidate to Another LINK
National: Nov. 4, 2008: What could possibly go wrong? LINK
National: Voting machine problems reported on East Coast, in Midwest LINK
National: Problems with e-voting reported early in battleground states
Issues arose in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia LINK
National: Problems with e-voting reported early in battleground states LINK
AZ: Pima County - County challenged over vote-counting for disabled
Center: Pima can't count votes by disabled last LINK
CO: Boulder County - 'Paper dust' could create Election Day hassle
Election workers inspect ballots to guard against inaccurate results LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Ballot Crease-Vote Counting Controversy Grows LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Board rejects crease request LINK
KY: Kenton County - Kenton halts handicapped accessible voting LINK
KY: Kenton County - Kenton County Problem with Electronic Voting Machine LINK
LA: Voting Rights Watch: Louisiana Democrats question massive voter purge LINK
NJ: Voting-machine malfunctions crop up at some polling places LINK
NJ: Burlington County - Willingboro voting glitch fixed LINK
NV: Obama/DNC Incident Report Database Reveals Startling, Wide-Spread Voting Machine Problems Across Nevada During Early Voting LINK
NY: New voting machine already has two votes LINK
OH: Ohio Election Day Watch Report: Further election problems in Ohio LINK
OH: Franklin County - Voting machine complaints trickle in LINK
OH: Knox County - Obama, McCain missing from some ballots LINK
PA: Philadelphia - Some machine problems reported in Philly LINK
VA: Election monitors call for extension of VA voting hours LINK
VA: Fairfax County - VA/Fairfax County Machine Problems LINK
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