Funnel clouds threaten voting machine use in Iowa - A burst of storms
this afternoon prompted the Johnson County auditor to advise the
temporary closing of polling places for today's primary election.
...Slockett advised poll workers to suspend voting and take shelter
late this afternoon as storms rolled through the area, spawning funnel
clouds but no tornadoes and no serious damage.
Slockett said the poll closing was unprecedented in his experience.
"I've never experienced them closing before," he said.
Slockett said he had not heard of any problems caused by the storm to
the county's new electronic voting machines.
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Kern County California Diebold system gets airborne rescue:
Kern County Voting Snafu
Early word is that voting machines in some parts of Kern County
weren't ready for the voters this morning... forcing an airborne 11th
hour fix in some rural areas.
... Some of Kern's electronic touchscreen machines didn't have voting
access cards that had been properly programmed..."The problem was
resolved quickly in Bakersfield, but Kern County is huge and has some
towns as far as 2.5 hours away...they had to use sheriff's department
helicopters to fly the reprogrammed cards out to some of these areas.
Apparently, the issue was largely resolved by mid-morning."
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LINKS TO STORIES:
Voting machine marks wrong candidate -
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20060606/news/60606016/1
001/NEWS
Turnout light, frustration heavy in Warren County MS -
http://www.vicksburgpost.com/articles/2006/06/06/news/news01.txt
Voters told to return later in Alabama -
http://www.wsfa.com/global/story.asp?s=4996808&nav=0rde
Voting machines stolen in Alabama -
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16747054&brd=2235&pag=461&dept_id=4396
76&rfi=6
Voting machines down 5 hours in Leflore, Jackson counties -
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20060606/news/60606010
and
LeFlore County problems -
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16744914&brd=1838&pag=461&dept_id=1046
21&rfi=6
Rock slides threaten voting machine power -
{http://www.santamariatimes.com/articles/2006/06/06/ap-state-ca/d8i2v6i83.txt
this afternoon prompted the Johnson County auditor to advise the
temporary closing of polling places for today's primary election.
...Slockett advised poll workers to suspend voting and take shelter
late this afternoon as storms rolled through the area, spawning funnel
clouds but no tornadoes and no serious damage.
Slockett said the poll closing was unprecedented in his experience.
"I've never experienced them closing before," he said.
the county's new electronic voting machines.
* * * * *
Kern County California Diebold system gets airborne rescue:
Kern County Voting Snafu
Early word is that voting machines in some parts of Kern County
weren't ready for the voters this morning... forcing an airborne 11th
hour fix in some rural areas.
... Some of Kern's electronic touchscreen machines didn't have voting
access cards that had been properly programmed..."The problem was
resolved quickly in Bakersfield, but Kern County is huge and has some
towns as far as 2.5 hours away...they had to use sheriff's department
helicopters to fly the reprogrammed cards out to some of these areas.
Apparently, the issue was largely resolved by mid-morning."
* * * * *
LINKS TO STORIES:
Voting machine marks wrong candidate -
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20060606/news/60606016/1
001/NEWS
Turnout light, frustration heavy in Warren County MS -
http://www.vicksburgpost.com/articles/2006/06/06/news/news01.txt
Voters told to return later in Alabama -
http://www.wsfa.com/global/story.asp?s=4996808&nav=0rde
Voting machines stolen in Alabama -
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16747054&brd=2235&pag=461&dept_id=4396
76&rfi=6
Voting machines down 5 hours in Leflore, Jackson counties -
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20060606/news/60606010
and
LeFlore County problems -
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16744914&brd=1838&pag=461&dept_id=1046
21&rfi=6
Rock slides threaten voting machine power -
{http://www.santamariatimes.com/articles/2006/06/06/ap-state-ca/d8i2v6i83.txt
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