Voter chaos predicted at US polls

Voter chaos predicted at US polls
By Holly Yeager in Washington
Published: October 24 2006 05:01 | Last updated: October 24 2006 05:01

A combination of new voting technologies, changed rules for voters and a tight battle for control of Congress threatens to result in widespread troubles during the US midterm elections, according to a report to be released on Tuesday.

The study, by electionline.org, a non-partisan election clearinghouse, examines an array of changes to US voting practices and their potential impact on polling day, November 7.

“This was supposed to be the year – and the election – when the voting process nationwide was more secure, more technologically advanced and more trusted by the citizens and candidates participating,” the report says. “Yet as the midterm elections approach, machine failures, database delays and foul-ups, inconsistent procedures, new rules and new equipment have some predicting chaos at the polls at worst – and widespread polling place snafus at best.”

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a98a912c-62e7-11db-8faa-0000779e2340.html

Par for the course for these idiots...

Thanks for the post.

must not take lightly! Maybe THIS is why The Idiot and HIS BRAIN keep smiling about!!!

will the Dems be silent as yet another "chaotic" election goes repuke? That is the real question.

:(

keep up with GOTV and support all the fine groups working to protect our democratic system of gov't.

voting systems are "more technologically advanced and more trustworthy" this year--when legislators and election officials did not even begin to do the legwork that would make this possible. They just turned it all over to Diebold and looked the other way.