November 07, 2006

Poll Faults

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From AP: Poll workers struggle with e-ballots.

New voting machines confounded some poll workers around the country on Election Day, and a combination of electronic glitches and human error forced some precincts to extend voting hours or switch to paper ballots.

From KMBC: ACORN Workers Indicted For Alleged Voter Fraud.

Four people have been indicted on charges of voter fraud in Kansas City, officials said Wednesday.

Investigators said questionable registration forms for new voters were collected by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, a group that works to improve minority and low-income communities. ...

Federal indictments allege the four turned in false voter registration applications. Prosecutors said the indictments are part of a national investigation.

From NewsNet5: Investigation: Nearly 13,000 Dead Voters Still On Registry.

After watching the 5 On Your Side investigation on dead voters, Cuyahoga County [Ohio] prosecutor Bill Mason said he will prosecute anyone who knowingly cast a vote in the place of a dead person. ...

So-called "ghost voting" is a felony, and Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Director Michael Vu has already launched an investigation into the problem.

From Voting in Memphis: Return of the Dead Voter or Return of Incompetence? (via InstaPundit)

Pajamas Media has lots of election coverage.

And here's some Zombie voting from the past, which is one of over 400 cartoons in our new book, Black & White World III.

Posted by Forkum at November 7, 2006 04:49 PM
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