Group Cites Electronic Voting Problems
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WASHINGTON - The record use of electronic voting machines on Nov. 2 led to hundreds of voting irregularities and shows the need for higher standards, a voting rights group said Thursday.
The companies that make the electronic machines said their equipment was reliable and had relatively few problems considering the millions who cast their ballots.
The Election Verification Project reviewed nearly 900 reports of electronic voting problems on Election Day, ranging from lost votes in North Carolina to miscounted votes in Ohio and breakdowns in New Orleans that caused long lines and shut down polling places.
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900 Problems eh? Remember my post about simple math...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=41029&mesg_id=41029900 problems... lost votes in NC is considered 1 -- added votes in Ohio is considered 1 (how I interpret what they are saying)...
so, to that original math equation.
900 x 4000 extra votes = 3,600,000
What was the difference in votes again?
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The members of the verification project said they hadn't seen evidence that the problems would change the election results - President Bush captured
60.5 million votes to Sen. John Kerry's 57.1 million. But they said the problems raised the specter of that possibility in a closer race.
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That's a different of 3.4 million.