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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Election Day Kerfuffle

Here's a spot for discussing Election Day stuff. I see, already, that we're going to be hearing a lot about problems with the new electronic voting machines, again. My question is this: don't these election officials do anything ahead of time? Like, say, turn their machines on and see if they even run? I mean, cripes, it sounds like Election Day at the official poll-opening time is quite literally the first time they'd even turned these things on.

I should add that I'm not complaining about the volunteers who work in polling places. They are volunteers, providing a public service, and do the best they can. The problem is the paid officials, who apparently did no advance planning, testing, or training with the new voting technology.

8 Comments:

Blogger juvenal_urbino said...

Another issue, this one in Virginia.

11:26 AM  
Blogger Sandi said...

I was just reading about that. So maddening -- I can't believe that anyone would do that. I guess that means I'm still very naive and idealistic.

11:45 AM  
Blogger Michael Lasley said...

Hey Joe, I liked the first comment on the NJ 2 article -- calling New Jersey a political cesspool. Made me giggle for some reason.

And it is disturbing when these things happen, regardless of party affiliation.

12:50 PM  
Blogger juvenal_urbino said...

Let's post 'em from both sides

Yep. That's the idea.

1:46 PM  
Blogger juvenal_urbino said...

Update on the NJ issues.

Word verification: gulbs.

1:58 PM  
Blogger Terry Austin said...

Will the rank partisanship never end?

http://tinyurl.com/yn9n5j

2:58 PM  
Blogger juvenal_urbino said...

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3:03 PM  
Blogger juvenal_urbino said...

GOP has filed an official complaint in Pennsylvania, related to malfunctioning electronic voting machines.

3:29 PM  

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