Poll problems across the country
Our good friends at the Associated Press have passed on stories of inproprieties and problems all over the country:
- In Virginia, the FBI is investigating complaints from voters that they received phone calls discouraging them from voting or directing them to the wrong polling place.
- Glitches delayed balloting in dozens of Indiana and Ohio precincts, and Illinois officials were swamped with calls from voters complaining that poll workers did not know how to operate new electronic equipment. Voting machine malfunctions forced officials in Indiana to delay calling statewide races until 8:40 p.m. EST while in Pennsylvania, Lebanon County extended polling hours because of machine problems.
- In Daggett County, Utah, there are four more registered voters than the county's population in the 2005 census.
From the AP:
Democrats suspect County Clerk Vickie McKee is letting outsiders swell the Daggett County registration rolls to give Republicans an advantage. They say the father of the deputy running against Democratic Sheriff Allen Campbell has 14 adults registered at his household.
Here in Los Angeles, we've received reports of minor problems - a few precincts opening a little late - but nothing major.