1.0 link 140897 <![CDATA[Virginia Voting: Broken Machines, No Paper Ballots]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/04/virginia-voting-broken-ma_n_140897.html At the Math and Science Center in Richmond, Virginia, an early breakdown of electronic voting machines led to a three-and-a-half hour wait to vote on Tuesday morning, according to one poll watcher.

"Some people have been here since 6 a.m., and the first voters are just finishing now," said Judith Browne-Dianis, adding that the Richmond location she was watching did not even have backup paper ballots in case of machine malfunction.

"They didn't even have the paper ballots required by state...

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