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11/10/08
Food table partly to blame for long lines at Missouri polling place

Many voters waited from 2 to 6 hours because there was not enough space at a St. Louis County polling place. Poll workers had set up a break area with a large table and chairs instead of using the limited space to set up all of the touch screen machines and paper ballot privacy stations that had been allocated to the precinct. Poll workers endure a very long day and surely need a place to have meals and take breaks. However, better management of the situation could have resulted in shorter waits for voters and lower incidence of voters leaving without voting (it is not known if any voters left this particular precinct without voting but that is the expectation when lines are very long). Late in the afternoon, the mayor of Velda City became aware that there were additional machines that could be used and offered other rooms in the building to accommodate them. They were set up at about 5:30 p.m. but waiting times remained long. [Read More]

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2/17/09
Common Cause advises voting changes

A citizens' lobby dedicated to improving the way state government operates has suggested that Minnesota election law be changed to simplify the voting registration process, to improve training of election judges and to allow voters more time to cast ballots before the general election.

1/21/09
Minn. election officials suggest improvements

City and county election officials are suggesting a wide range of changes before the next statewide election in Minnesota -- everything from better training for election judges to tighter rules on absentee ballots.

11/5/08
Partisanship in Pennsylvania Election Administratin

A shift in judges made a difference in whether individuals received emergency absentee ballots.

11/4/08
Feds To Monitor Seminole Election

Six federal observers were sent to Florida to closely watch the polls on Election Day.

11/4/08
McCain campaign reports intimidation at 4 city polls

Republican election board workers in at least six precincts in Philadelphia have been tossed by the Democrat judge of elections, the McCain campaign is reporting. The reason provided was that they are the minority party.  Election board workers guard the legitimacy of the election process. 

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