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Election Glitches Worry Voters

Election Glitches Worry Voters - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 5:05PM EST

Reported by: Jeremy Deebel
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 @ 05:05pm EST
Sunbury, Northumberland County-

Long lines weren't the only problem some voters encountered yesterday. In Northumberland County, voting machine malfunctions caused a bit of panic for those casting their ballots.

County Commissioner Vinny Clausi explained, "The situation was yesterday morning we learned about 7:15 one gentleman went to vote and he said he could not vote straight party."

County officials immediately notified every election worker of the problem. Voters were informed they would have to vote for each race individually.

Assistant Solicitor Vincent Rovito said, "Essentially it was an inconvenience because that one single button, the old big lever as they used to say, was not available."

We're told all went smoothly after that.

Campaign lawyers, however, aren't taking any chances. They got a court order to impound all the machines until an official review can be conducted.

Clausi said, "In my opinion all the votes were counted, but you never know, that's why we have the machines under lock and key."

But voters we spoke with aren't so sure.

They say the machines supposed efficiency isn't enough to make up for the malfunctions we've seen in nearly every election. They want to see more improvements made in the technology used to tally their votes.

Joy Zeiders, of Northumberland, noted, "Hopefully it will be better, more efficient, faster, maybe, hopefully."

And county officials just hope the whole process goes better next time.

Clausi added, "I just feel bad for what happened. It's inconvenient to the citizens of Northumberland County who vote, that I feel bad for."

We’re told that official review is supposed to happen by Friday. We'll keep you updated as we learn more.
 


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