Michigan Primary Runs out of ballots Amid high turnout:

[amborin]

Michigan Democratic Primary Runs Out of Ballots Amid High Turnout

Dylan Sevett | March 8, 2016



Polling places are reportedly running out of ballots in Michigan today, complicating a critical primary that was predicted to have a record turnout.

Despite the fact that county clerks, the media, and just about everyone else predicted this situation, the primaries in Michigan were chaotic. Grand Rapids even ordered additional ballots, expecting a 25% increase.

Local station WZZM reports that they have received multiple calls about ballots running out at Plainfield Township precinct No. 3, The Ambrose Ridge Apartments. WZZM’s David Bailey reported a “miscommunication between the Kent County clerk’s office and this particular precinct,” saying the ballots which were meant for the precinct were accidentally re-routed to another location.

Some people were turned away at the polls while the station was without ballots for two hours, while others waited so that they could vote.

The turnout in Michigan was higher for today’s primary than it has been in decades, according to county clerks.

http://usuncut.com/politics/dem-primary-runs-out-of-ballots/


eta: more here from reddit:

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/high-voter-turnout-in-michigan-primaries/73984224

[Historic NY]

1. Unexcusable....

[Svafa]

2. Way to go, MI voters!

[pat_k]

3. Like the turnout -- Running out of ballots very bad. (nt)

[Robbins]

5. yes but

whenever bernie does well we hear that.so things are encourging.even if clinton wins very doudtful it will be blowout she gets in south.michigan if she wins will be like iowa,and mass or nevada.

[pat_k]

19. Yep.

If not a win, the closer the better!

[SheenaR]

4. Per Michigan law

They are not allowed to turn anyone away. They must offer a paper ballot when such an issue occurs.

[Scootaloo]

6. And per the article, people were turned away

I wonder if the criteria was like the Nevada caucuses, where only one candidate's voters had to register and sign in.

[Robbins]

9. I think we know why they are trying to do that

turn likely bernie voters away.

[Attorney in Texas]

7. Hmmm. I wonder which candidate would benefit from that?

[kgnu_fan]

8. kick

[SamKnause]

10. I am amazed that this country can not have a fair and efficient

election in the year 2016.

Has it always been this bad ???

It seems to me this exceptional country can't do anything fair or efficient.

The U.S. government is number 1 in bloviating and useless platitudes.

I am so sick of this country being run in a half ass manner.

[rhett o rick]

11. The Oligarchy will do everything in their power to make voting harder because they

don't want the People to have a voice.

[SamKnause]

12. Agree.

And the majority of the citizens will vote for the oligarchy to maintain

and gain even more control.

It dumbfounds and sickens me at the same time.

[BainsBane]

17. Including looking for ways to disenfranchise voters

throughout the South or insisting any elections that don't turn out as they insist be overturned?

[rhett o rick]

20. The Oligarchy has been known to steal elections. 2000 and 2004 were both stolen by

the Big Money Oligarchy that Clinton aligns with. They have so much money the sky is the limit for them. The super-wealthy don't like to lose especially to peons.

This is a class war between Goldman-Sachs and us peons. Whose side are you on?

[winter is coming]

13. Funny how states keep running out of ballots and having grossly undersized polling places,

yet Dem turnout is lower than 2008.

Did someone fail to plan, or plan to fail?

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. both

[AtomicKitten]

15. One would thinks free and fair elections wouldn't be too much to ask.

When Keith Olbermann commented Hillary ran against Obama as if she was the Republican and he the Democrat, he pinpointed what she is prepared to do to win..

[tabasco]

16. HOW can you run out of fucking ballots??

Jesus H. Christ.