Georgia Voters Wait in 2+ Hour Lines To Vote on Super Tuesday

[emlev]

Run time: 01:25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3xvZbJ1zOQ   Posted on YouTube: February 06, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 06, 2008 By DU Member: emlev Views on DU: 523

 
Thanks to Video The Vote, here's video from SuperDuper Tuesday at a polling place unbelievably called "Welcome All Community Center" in the Metro Atlanta area (Fulton County, GA).

The problem this time wasn't insufficient electronic voting machines such as in Columbus, Ohio and other areas in the November 2004 election, but was a "bottleneck" created by two new "advances" in Georgia voting systems and procedures: the new Voter ID law and the new Diebold ExpressPoll electronic pollbooks. The paperless Diebold DRE voting machines stood idle while voters waited to sign in.

More on this BRAD BLOG story in this DU thread.

[RebelOne]

1. I live in Cherokee County, GA and when I went to the polls

at 10:30 a.m., I voted and was out of there in 10 minutes. No long lines and there were only about 7 other voters there.

[emlev]

2. That's how it should be--almost!

I mean, that's how it should be if you forget the part about Georgia's votes being "counted" by technology that cannot be trusted. We must remember that these days, an election that appears to run smoothly does not necessarily mean all is well. Unfortunately.

[emlev]

3. kick