"Super Tuesday Voting Machine Malfunctions Reported"
"Super Tuesday Voting Machine Malfunctions Reported; Problems already reported with electronic machines as voting commences in 21 states"
by Steve Watson
Infowars.net
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2008
Reports state that the two Sequoia AVC Advantage touch-screen voting machines at the Hoboken Fire Department Engine Company No. 2 on Washington Street would not work for about 45 minutes as the polls opened this morning.
The polling station happens to be the location where New Jersey Governor John Corzine was scheduled to vote. He was unable to cast his vote until 7:00am according to the reports, 45 minutes late.
The AP reported that voters were turned away until officials could get one of the machines working.
As the New York Times reported, there were no provisional ballots at the poll site, so voters had no choice but to wait for the machines to be fixed or to choose not to vote at all.
Similar problems with the machines were reported in Florida last week.
The New York Times reports today that New Jersey, along with Delaware and Georgia, are using only the paperless machines, which make "meaningful recounts ... impossible." The majority of polling stations in Tennessee and some in Arkansas are also using the unauditable machines.
California has decertified the machines in response to concerns and switched back to using paper ballots. Florida is following suit, with last week's primary being the last time for at least four years that the machines will be used.
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"Anti-War Candidates Are Top Recipients Of ‘08 Donations From U.S. Troops"
Gee, somehow they fared poorly tonight!
Imagine that!
No way the AmeriKan MSM would lie though, right?
"Think Progress
Tuesday February 5, 2008
Conservatives opposed to redeployment in Iraq have consistently claimed that U.S. troops are on their side:
President Bush: The [military] families gathered here understand that our troops want to finish the job.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ): I want to — and I want to tell you something, sir. I just finished having Thanksgiving with the troops, and their message to you is — the message of these brave men and women who are serving over there is: Let us win. Let us win.
Yet U.S. troops disagree. Yesterday, the Center for Responsive Politics reported that members of the military donated the most not to McCain, but to two anti-war candidates:
Individuals in the Army, Navy and Air Force made those branches of the armed services among the top contributors in the 4th Quarter, ranking No. 13, No. 18 and No. 21, respectively. In 2007, Republican Ron Paul, who opposes U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, was the top recipient of money from donors in the military, collecting at least $212,000 from them. Barack Obama, another war opponent, was second with about $94,000.
These donations reflect the military’s disapproval with the Iraq war and President Bush’s handling of it. A recent Military Times poll found that just 46 percent of U.S. troops now believe that the country should have invaded Iraq, and only 40 percent approve of Bush’s handling of the war.
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But the MSM would never lie, right.
Take a look for yourself, readers:
"They don’t call it the Clinton News Network for nothing. Check out the drab colors and lighting of the Clintonpostles as compared to She-Jesus at an event broadcast this morning. All that’s missing are tongues of flame. Clever work, CNN and Team Hillary, right before Super Tuesday. Should make some headway against that fascist Negro.
Where have we seen this quasi-religious effect before? Oh yeah, the media deification of St. George!"
Need to hear about more problems, readers?
"Problems crop up early in Super Tuesday voting
Nick Juliano
Raw Story
February 5, 2008
As voters head to the polls from coast to coast Tuesday, early reports indicate that more than a few have been unable to cast ballots because of malfunctioning machines and inadequate backup plans, while more problems could crop up throughout the day.
New Jersey Gov. John Corzine was one of more than a dozen voters delayed or turned away from a polling place in Hoboken, NJ, one of 24 states holding primaries or caucuses Tuesday. The Democratic governor was scheduled at his polling place around 6:15 a.m., but the two voting machines there did not work right away and a dozen or so voters were unable to cast ballots. Poll workers spent 45 minutes trying to fix the machine, and Corzine was eventually able to vote, around 7 a.m., according to a local ABC affiliate.
The Garden State is one of just a handful of Super Tuesday states that persists in using "high risk" paperless touch-screen voting machines, according to public interest group Common Cause. The New York Times reports that New Jersey is joined by Delaware and Georgia in using only the paperless machines, which make "meaningful recounts … impossible." Most polling places in Tennessee and some Arkansas locations also will use the unauditable machines.
Responding to touch-screen concerns in California, election officials decided to decertify the electronic machines, forcing many counties to switch to paper ballots which take longer to count. The state is also expecting record turnout of 8.9 million voters Tuesday. About 2 million California voters mailed in their ballots, and those results will be released as soon as polls close at 8 p.m. pacific time (11 p.m. eastern), but poll workers could still be counting well into Wednesday morning.
"The East Coast is going to tune in the next morning, and we are still going to be counting," Steve Weir, president of the California Association of Clerks and Election Officials, told the San Francisco Chronicle.
Beyond problems with touch-screen voting machines, which also caused trouble in Florida last week, voters in several states will have to battle unfriendly weather on their way to polls or caucuses. The Associated Press reports snow or rain hit Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York and Oklahoma, all of which vote Tuesday."
