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Berkeley officials: Minimal voting problems (WV) Story Here Archive |
Approximately 3,700 voters have cast early votes in Berkeley County, with less than a half dozen individuals reporting problems with the county's voting machines, Berkeley officials said Thursday. But those words did little to comfort Martinsburg resident Lyle Peterson, who said he had problems last week trying to cast his vote for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. "I kept trying to vote for Obama, pushed him for my selection but it would come up for John McCain. It took three times before it came up right," Peterson said Thursday. |
'Daily Voting News' For October 24, 2008 - Morning Edition Story Here |
A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
Concerns raised over electronic voting (TX) Story Here Archive |
At least two Palo Pinto County residents say they experienced early voting problems when the touch-screen voting machines they used kept switching their straight-party vote from Democratic to Republican. |
'Daily Voting News' For October 24, 2008 - Evening Edition Story Here |
A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
Glitch Forces Gwinnett Co. to Reprint 10,000 Absentee Ballots (GA) Story Here Archive |
A voting glitch in Gwinnett County has forced elections officials to reprint 10,000 absentee ballots. The ballots were filled out by voters, but are unreadable. |
Voting fraud prevention has some Lee County voters venting (FL) Story Here Archive |
What Lee County elections officials consider a necessary precaution against voter fraud has left a Bonita Springs woman worried about whether her vote will be counted |
More voting problems reported (WV) Story Here Archive |
Roger Belozier, a veteran and retired postal worker from Berkeley County, experienced problems with electronic voting machines when he went to vote early in the Martinsburg courthouse. "I reviewed my vote to make sure it was a straight Democratic ticket. But it switched my vote to Republican candidates five different times. I was able to cancel out the Republican votes. |
Glitch Keeps Fulton Voters Waiting For Hours (GA) Story Here Archive |
Technical problems at several Fulton County polling places caused voting lines to grow long and tempers to grow short Wednesday evening. Computers at the North Fulton Government Center and other county polling places lost their connection to the state's database, officials told CBS 46’s Joanna Massee. That glitch created a big headache for election workers and long waits for voters. |
Vote tabulating machines pass test as absentee ballot count awaits (FL) Story Here Archive |
Vote tabulating machines that malfunctioned during a test conducted as part of the problem-fraught recount of an August judicial race performed flawlessly Wednesday. With a record number of absentee ballots to be cast in the Nov. 4 presidential election, the results brought smiles to the faces of election officials who have repeatedly said they don't want to be center stage in yet another election meltdown. |
Ballot snafu could affect D.C. absentee voters (DC) Story Here Archive |
Voters in the District of Columbia who requested an absentee ballot may have received the wrong ballot. The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics has only received one complaint from a voter who was sent the wrong ballot, but the problem could extend beyond one incident, D.C. BOEE spokesman Dan Murphy says. |
Election officials: Voting machine, paper ballot problems resolved (SC) Story Here Archive |
All absentee ballots cast using machines at the Hilton Head Island and Beaufort elections offices have been counted, Beaufort County elections officials said Wednesday. County Elections and Voter Registration director Agnes Garvin said the county machines were working properly and counting residents' votes as they should. |
'Daily Voting News' For October 23, 2008 - Morning Edition Story Here |
A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
Some voters are mailed incomplete ballots (FL) Story Here Archive |
Erroneous absentee ballots have been sent to 69 North Port voters, a gaffe that came to light 13 days before Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent stands for re-election. Dent’s opponents cast the mistake as the latest example of the county’s election problems, the most notable one being the controversial congressional election in 2006 that made Sarasota County a national symbol for problems with touch-screen voting systems. |
'Daily Voting News' For October 23, 2008 - Evening Edition Story Here |
A collection of articles from local and national media that cover voting issues |
Machine ballots omit candidates' names (SC) Story Here Archive |
Old town Bluffton residents Nancy and Bill Roe were among the voters who said they noticed a problem. Nancy Roe said she ed all her choices on the screen at the booth Friday. She had attempted to cast a ballot for the general election, Bluffton mayor and council, and the various statereferendum questions. She said she clicked on all her choices including two candidates for Bluffton Town Council. But when she reviewed her ions before actually casting the ballot, she noticed that her two picks for the Bluffton Town Council did not register. Her husband had the same problem. |
Midland County Voter Mystery (TX) Story Here Archive |
Imagine showing up to vote, providing your identification but being told your vote won't count. Greenwood's Crystal Kennedy experienced just that. "I've been registered, I voted last year and now it's saying I can't and this is a big election", said Kennedy. |
Voting machine issue confusing to some (TN) Story Here Archive |
Some early voters are confused by an anomaly in the voting machines. It seems that, when someone votes for the presidential candidate, the summary page shows only the first three letters of the candidate’s first name. |
Machine Problems Frustrate Early Voters (TN) Story Here Archive |
Several Decatur County voters are concerned about problems with the voting machines at the Election Commission Office. Voters claim they tried to vote for McCain for President but the machine checked Obama instead. |
Duval County officials locate polling problems (FL) Story Here Archive |
Elections Supervisor Jerry Holland said a combination of poll worker and mechanical errors pushed ballot printing out-of-line, leaving the scanning equipment unable to read some of the votes. Ballots are made one-by-one as voters check in at the polls. |
Washington Co. vote underway (UT) Story Here Archive |
Washington County Clerk Cal Robison said a technical glitch slowed the voting early in the morning, when the voting machines weren't working, but voters were given paper ballots until the machines were operational. |
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