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22302: Voting Glitch

As per procedure, I was given an activation number to activate my electronic polling station. However, my code was for President only. It did not allow me to vote for Senator or Representative. Fortunately someone identified the problem, but my vote was already cast; so they had me fill out a provisional ballot (with President scratched out). They said they had no other such reports (~3:30 PM). I wonder if other people just didn't notice/care. Read More »

13 Electoral Votes

Polling Hours: 6 a.m. – 7 p.m.

2008 Registered Voters: 5,021,993 as of 10/14 (Virginia State Board of Elections)

Change from 2004: +11%

Election Day Registration: No

Post-Election Manual Audits: No

ID Requirements: Required of all voters. Photo or non-photo ID accepted.

Provisional Voting: Eligible for verification if cast in correct precinct

Voting System: DRE, optical scan and ballot-marking device

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Longest Wait Time Yet?

State: Virginia

A voter in Chesapeake, Va., waited in line for more than 7 hours, slightly more than the extraordinary 6 1/2-hour wait times in the suburbs of St. Louis, according to Election Protection. The voter apparently was at the Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Community Center, which has about 1,000 people waiting in line when voting machines went down today. Voting machines are now back up and running and, as of 5 p.m., the wait was about 90 minutes. (Virginian-Pilot) Read More »

Three 'Voter Suppression' Cases in Va.

State: Virginia

State police are investigating at least three cases of possible voter suppression at election sites across Virginia. The cases were reported in the city of Richmond, Fairfax County and Fauquier County. One case was concerning the "over presentation of law enforcement" at a polling place; another case involved the playing of a "loud" recording of right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh within 300 feet of a precinct. (CNN) Read More »

FBI Probing George Mason E-Mail

State: Virginia

The FBI is looking into how a phony e-mail was sent to George Mason University's server telling people to vote Nov. 5 along with the forged signature from the college's provost. About 35,000 people received the fake e-mail message (although most students interviewed by The Post said they didn't fall for it). (USA Today) Read More »

Judge Orders Va. To Keep Late Ballots

State: Virginia

A federal judge ordered election officials in Virginia to preserve late-arriving absentee ballots, including ones from military personnel overseas, that Republican Sen. John McCain's campaign claims should be counted. The McCain campaign says in a lawsuit that absentee ballots weren't mailed on time to many military members serving overseas. The complaint asks the court to order the state to count absentee ballots from overseas troops postmarked by Tuesday and received by Nov. 14. (AP) Read More »

Phony Election E-Mail Tracked to Company

State: Virginia

A bogus e-mail that advised 35,000 George Mason University students, faculty and staff that Election Day had been moved to Nov. 5 has been tracked to a D.C.-based company that works with political campaigns on the Web. Among the group's clients are Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine's Moving Virginia Forward campaign and Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh's AllAmerica Political Action Committee Web site. (washingtonpost.com/Security Fix) Read More »

Weather, Glitches, Long Lines in Va.

State: Virginia

Long lines and a host of voting machine problems are dominating the story in Virginia, according to watchdog groups and elections officials across the state. Election Protection called for the state to extend poll times to 9 p.m.; a federal judge refused a similar order earlier this week. Read More »

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