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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Breaking: Voter Group Requests Extended Poll Hours

Jennifer Lin reports:

Voter Action, a national voter rights group, has asked a Philadelphia judge to extend voting hours tonight until 10 p.m., and to use paper ballots at all voting places where broken machines have been reported. The city's Board of Elections seems certain to object. The hearing is expected to begin momentarily.

John Bonifaz, Voter Action's legal director, says his organization has received about 150 complaints from Philadelphians today, a rate he says is roughly double what they've seen in primarires elsewhere. Interestingly, the leading local election watchdog, the Committee of 70, has said problems at the polls today have been relatively routine. We'll have more shortly.

Posted by Patrick Kerkstra @ 5:36 PM  Permalink | File Under: Live from the polls | 4 comments
Comments
05:51 PM, 04/22/2008
Philadelphia voting places would a non-issue if Hillary had the guts to run in 2004.
Posted by Tanksleyd
05:53 PM, 04/22/2008
There once was an important election in Philadelphia, in the Second Senate District, where members of the Board of Elections, the administration of Mayor Rendell, operatives for the city Democratic Party joined in a scheme to unlawfully distribute and process thousands of fraudulent absentee ballots, enough to swing the election from the elected Republican to the Democrat, who was a hairdresser and high school drop-out. Partisan control of the state Senate was at stake. US District Judge Clarence Newcomer ruled there had been massive fraud, supporting the findings of an Inquirer investigation, and overturned the election. The Committee of Seventy backed the Board of Elections. Let's hope the same scoundrels aren't up to something similar here.
Posted by hgoldman77
06:36 PM, 04/22/2008
Nutter (and Rendell) will have a lot to answer for if votes aren't counted. Is it just coincidence that the there are polling problems in places where their candidate is at a disadvantage? Everyone knew beforehand that voter turnout would be high and that voting machines occasionally need to be repaired or replaced, so there are no surprises or excuses.
Posted by wm18902
06:51 PM, 04/22/2008
hope the get the problems worked out...best LIAR of ALL?...BO makes the rest look like Saints when it comes to honesty...read 74 BO WHOPPERS and counting... http://www.audacityofHypocrisy.com ... according to most expert economists, Hillary gets it and has the best plan to solve the housing crisis, etc., and our current economic problems, etc...applauded more than both BO`s and McCain`s plans by the NYT... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/opinion/28krugman.html?_r=1&oref=slogin ... http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=6865 ... http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=6830 ... http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=6839 ... Hillary also has superior plans, experience, etc., for foreign policy and bringing our troops home within 60 days...as shown by her 4x as many endorsements as BO from high-ranking vets/military experts...37 as of a few days ago and counting...here`s just some testimonials why they All endorse Clinton! ... http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=6500 ... 6 more have endorsed her since then...Penns. vets/military officials know who`s best qualified too... http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=6935 ... Hillary also has the best plans for Social Security and Healthcare which show an expertise favored by the Edwards, more healthcare experts across the country, etc...than BO`s plan... http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=7194 ... click on blue lettering for PROOF!... her plans for improving our schools and dealing with financial inequaties are well thought-out...and called the best by the experts...and is even supported by... http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=7167 ...
Posted by justme819
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