2016 Postmortem

brooklynite

(94,598 posts) Tue Nov 8, 2016, 11:52 AM Nov 2016

538 reporting voting problems in Philadelphia

Social media in Philadelphia are full of reports of breakdowns among the city’s old voting machines. We’ve heard of voting machine issues in the neighborhoods of Fishtown, Mt. Airy and Graduate Hospital. But despite the reports, the long lines and the Donald Trump-led speculation over election fraud, Republican City Commissioner Al Schmidt said Philadelphia’s 14-year-old voting machines for the most part are holding up to the early demand

http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/2016-election-results-coverage/?ex_cid=extra_banner

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538 reporting voting problems in Philadelphia (Original Post) brooklynite Nov 2016 OP

Here is what I don't get - 14 year old machines - and this asiliveandbreathe Nov 2016 #2

The level machines were far older DeminPennswoods Nov 2016 #3

Yea 14 years sounds old Egnever Nov 2016 #5

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asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

2. Here is what I don't get - 14 year old machines - and this

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Nov 8, 2016, 11:56 AM

Nov 2016

Al Schmidt is still in office...we sure do have a lot of work to do weeding out the do nothings....

Be well all..keep the stories coming....

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

3. The level machines were far older

Reply to asiliveandbreathe (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 8, 2016, 11:57 AM

Nov 2016

These are the new machines that replaced the lever ones. They're fine. Also it's an expensive and time-consuming process to bid, buy, test and replace thousands of voting machines. It took years to get the one we have now replacing the lever machines.

Egnever

(21,506 posts)

5. Yea 14 years sounds old

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 8, 2016, 12:00 PM

Nov 2016

But they are not used that often. So actual use is quite low.

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