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Tri-State area voters frustrated after being told to come back in an hour over broken scanners and late-opening precinctsDOMINIQUE JACKSON 06 NOV 2018 AT 11:36 ET
One scanner was completely fine, one was temporarily down but quickly fixed and the third and last scanner was not working at all as of 6:30, a voter told PIX 11 News.
A voter in New Jersey said that voters were told to come back in an hour because the machines were not working properly.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/tri-state-area-voters-frustrated-after-being-told-to-come-back-in-an-hour-over-broken-scanners-and-late-opening-precincts/
Danmel
(4,892 posts)Not told to come back
Jersey Devil
(9,863 posts)I wish they did so there would be paper trails of all the votes, but mainly NJ uses machines that tally votes electronically with no paper trail.
pandr32
(11,447 posts)Everything should be in good working order, one would think.
I am reading about voting machines as though they are just being brought up from dark and damp basements while voters are standing in line waiting while all the cobwebs and dust are being brushed off. They have bugs!
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)pandr32
(11,447 posts)Each district should have so many voting machines for population and they should be tested and certified ahead of the election. Rich district/poor district/ red district/ blue district--same difference.
For districts that use paper ballots--there should be more than enough for the population. Extras are needed in case of error. I am sickened when I read of ballot shortages. WTF?
We need a massive overhaul.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Except every damn republican in office of course!
pandr32
(11,447 posts)Then we can start to fix things. The whole world is watching our midterm election.