Florida Voting Machines Break Down On First Day

A local news station in Florida reports problems with machines on the first day of early voting:

People lined up to be among the first to vote at several early voting sites around Jacksonville Monday morning had an extra long wait and some left frustrated when machines at several locations refused to record the ballots.

"It was very shocking to have the very first ballot at 10 o'clock this morning not go into the machine," said state Rep. Audrey Gibson, who hoped to be first to vote at the Gateway location.

The Duval County elections office confirmed problems with voting machines at the Gateway Shopping Center and libraries on Edgewood Avenue, at Regency Square and Webb Wesconnett. Channel 4 heard from voters experiencing problems at other polling places, as well.

The Duval County elections office confirmed problems with voting machines at the Gateway Shopping Center and libraries on Edgewood Avenue, at Regency Square and Webb Wesconnett. Channel 4 heard from voters experiencing problems at other polling places, as well.

"I was frustrated with all the breakdowns of the machines," Westside voter John Lord said. "How long have they had to had this all fixed and ready to go and they knew it was an important election and that there would be a big turnout."

West Virginia voters have reported machines flipping their votes from Democratic to Republican.

If you know of any problems with voting machines in your area, please let us know.

Comments

[MBLADY]

OBAMA/BIDEN CAMPAIGN--------NO DOUBT YOU'RE ALREADY AWARE OF THIS & TAKING ACTION-------CALL OUT YOUR TROOPS--------THESE EARLY VOTING "PROBLEMS" ARE BEYOND RIDICULOUS­-----PLEAS­E FELLOW VOTERS-----FOLKS WHO HAD TO LEAVE FOR WORK, ETC.------­--PLEASE TAKE TIME & GO BACK TO THE POLLS & VOTE FOR OBAMA/BIDE­N-------YE­S, YOU DO COUNT!-------I'M A FELLOW VOTER JUST LIKE YOU WHO CARES ABOUT OUR FUTURE & THAT OF OUR CHILDREN-----THANKS FOR YOUR TIME-----

[doughboynyc]

Florida again??? Seriously??? SERIOUSLY?!?!?

Didn't they have eight years to solve these problems?

[JackLivigni]

All I can say is HACKING DEMOCRACY! If you didn't see it on HBO, you need to go see it on YOUTUBE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEK1cl5cSGQ

[cityspeak]

It is 2008 and I'm suppose to believe that the USA is incapable of creating a computer system that can cast votesand provide a paper trail?

Oh wait this state is under the shadow of a Republican Gov.(Crist­)? As was Ohio in 2004(by Blackwell)? As was FL in 2000(by Jeb Bush)

But hey people that is just an "ol' Texas Coinkadink", hehe heh say the guys in the back room.

Will anyone in FL. find out who was paid (off) to create these machines. As in all things corrupt follow the money! Hold them accountable to the full extent of the law.

[Krikkit]

I'm voting tomorrow. If the machine flips my vote, I'm contacting the FEC right away to report it. And I'm calling my state legislators and my Senators and Representatives. And then I'll call the press.

The problem with these "isolated" incidents is that they need to be addressed right away before another election is stolen out from under us. NOT IN MY COUNTRY!

[leevntheus]

We are all sitting here thinking that everything is going to be okay. Americans have voted for hundreds of years....N­OW...all of the sudden....­voting machines don't work. Its NOT isolated..­it is widespread. I am beginning to fear the worst....N­ov. 5 riots...pl­unging dollar...r­igged election MARTIAL LAW

[naviline]

Don't panic. Obama has dropped a huge team of lawyers in Florida (thousands of them). He's going to be up for a big fight. And the people are ready to fight too.

[sisteract]

This is why PAPER BALLOTS are so important. Better to wait a little longer in line than to worry about your vote being counted.

[Krikkit]

Surprise, surprise.

Guess Florida vote machine rigging is the October surprise.

[Swizz]

Perhaps. But let's really hope it's not the November surprise, right?

[desertbloom]

We've had eight years to fix this problem. It's disgraceful.

The League of Women Voters should be assigned the responsibility to oversee the systematic inspection of voting machines throughout our nation.

[harriettubman]

Between Florida and the computerized voting machines in Ohio, I'd say their county clerks should be FIRED.

[sarale23]

It was Bush! I saw him! In th middle of the night... with a screwdrive­r... and a hammer... he broke the machines..­. for the Democrats only... when Repubs vote, everything is ok with the machines..­. Fraud!!!
McBush is stealing our vote!!!!!!!!

[macohmz]

Republican pus has started oozing.

[MarkBoston]

Of course we all know that the election of a President is simply an illusion of having some say as to our government. The nation is really run by the CEO's of the Major corporations and the shadow government. Even when a President get' s in office they do not reflect the peoples will. They proceed with a whole agenda of their own ... example: most Americans want out of Iraq and want Health care where everyone is covered at affordable rates ... it falls on deaf ears in DC. There is no room in the NWO for "We the People". We are just a pain in the ass to the Illuminati who really run things as they see fit.

[lemonyashes]

I see Pod people and I think Mark from Boston sees them too.

[Grannysue]

2000 RERUN

[DeniseD]

Why can't a law be passed where we can only vote on paper ballots? We still only have paper ballots in CA. Yes, I know they take longer to tally, but we can make sure that none of this changing votes is happening inside the machines where we can't see it happening. Paper ballots are the only true way to keep elections from being rigged.

[Herkybird]

Amen DD! What the hell is Florida's problem? Are they even more crooked than Alaska?? They must be. The state I live in still uses paper ballots. I think they had the right idea during the primary...­DON'T LET FLORIDA VOTE...PER­IOD! Obama will still win. I mean geez...the­y have had 8 yrs to figure it out!