Election Fiasco in Montgomery
The Montgomery County Board of Elections failed to deliver the cards needed to activate the County's electronic voting machines. As a result, the polls were not able to open on time throughout the County. Some voters were able to cast provisional paper ballots. However, polling places had a limited supply. I was handing out campaign literature at Rollingwood School and they ran out eventually. In any case, few voters showed up for the traditional pre-work rush to the polls at this normally very busy precinct because of news reports of the problem.
Find out more of the gory details and which candidates might be affected by the low turnout on Maryland Politics Watch.
Find out more of the gory details and which candidates might be affected by the low turnout on Maryland Politics Watch.
posted by David Lublin at 11:19 AM
2 Comments:
Beyond fiasco - this is a goddamn disaster. Largest jurisdiction in the state, by far the largest number of registered voters in the state and at least three hotly contested state-wide primaries (Senate, AG, Comptroller.)
It's one thing to do a "do-over" for a town council, but this is likely to require an entire state-wide revote.
Quote from Markos Moulitsas: "I can't believe people trust elections to a machine which uses the Windows operating system."
Me too zenbowl. For some reason I don't see Lichtman or Rales being too happy with a loss. Also, if Schaeffer loses, he could flip as well.
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