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94115: Voting Glitch

After filling out my touch-screen electronic vote, I could not locate the "submit vote" button. A worker told me I was done and just to walk away from the computer, which I contemplated doing... but ultimately decided to ask another worker, who actually fixed the computer error and submitted my vote. Because the first worker was so adamant about me walking away, I worry how many people actually heeded her advice? Read More »

55 Electoral Votes

Polling Hours: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.

2008 Registered Voters: 17,304,091 as of 09/05 (California Secretary of State)

Change from 2004: +14%

Election Day Registration: No

Post-Election Manual Audits: Yes

ID Requirements: Required of all first-time voters who registered by mail without verifying ID

Provisional Voting: Eligible for verification if cast in correct jurisdiction

Voting System: Optical scan, DRE with VVPAT and ballot-marking device

» ALL REPORTS: Washington Post Investigations

» ON TWITTER: PostVoteMonitor

California Voters Face Few Problems

State: California

California voters faced few problems at the polls today, despite isolated cases of power outages and fear of some ballot shortages in what election officials predict will be a record-breaking turnout. The California secretary of state's office did not receive reports of voting problems besides the power outages in Los Angeles and poll workers who overslept. Record-breaking voter registration pushed officials to add precincts and poll workers and order more ballots to meet the expected demand. ( Read More »

» ALL REPORTS: Washington Post Investigations

» ON TWITTER: PostVoteMonitor