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OhioChick

(23,218 posts)
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:39 PM Nov 2012

Voting equipment down at several locations in Cuyahoga County; elections chief says

Voting equipment down at several locations in Cuyahoga County; elections chief says all votes will be counted

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Many Northeast Ohioans who voted today found long lines and some malfunctioning balloting equipment.

Poll workers and voters in Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, Cleveland and Hudson all reported long lines with wait times up to 45 minutes. Other voters, including Mitch Swint in Parma Heights, reported problems with the machines that were supposed to count the ballots.

Swint, who voted about 8:30 a.m. at Parma Park Elementary School, was told to insert his ballot in a slot on the bottom of the machine because it wasn't working.

"I didn't think it was an issue at the time," Swint said. "But once I got into my car I felt a little strange, almost like it [my ballot] was cast aside."

More: http://www.cleveland.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/voting_equipment_down_at_scatt.html#incart_river_default#incart_big-photo

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Voting equipment down at several locations in Cuyahoga County; elections chief says (Original Post) OhioChick Nov 2012 OP
So how shocked precisely should I act? nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #1
Why do we continue to tolerate this crap? liberal N proud Nov 2012 #2
Again. Isn't it curious that all of these problems are never in the Dems favor meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #3
Not only that. I don't remember any fucking problems during governor Strickland's administration Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2012 #5
Problems only in blue areas. This is BS. Unreal Thrill Nov 2012 #4

liberal N proud

(60,336 posts)
2. Why do we continue to tolerate this crap?
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:41 PM
Nov 2012

Enough already, we need a big change in how elections are run in this country.

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
3. Again. Isn't it curious that all of these problems are never in the Dems favor
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:43 PM
Nov 2012

Seems problems, malfunctions, ballot errors, power outages etc, etc. are ALWAYS in counties that have more dems.

They don't even try to be inconspicuous anymore

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,501 posts)
5. Not only that. I don't remember any fucking problems during governor Strickland's administration
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:46 PM
Nov 2012

between 2007 and 2010. I am so goddamn sick of these goat fuckers thinking this is OK and people just going along with it.

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