Clinton Campaign Denies Voting Problems in Los Angeles County

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

Clinton campaign denies voting problems in Los Angeles County

Voting Machines|Politics | 2008.02.05 • 16:30 EST

What's going on with Los Angeles' voting machines?
...John Ennis, one of the founders of the vote-watching group Video the Vote, says that the biggest problem so far involves independents who want to vote in the Republican or Democratic primary. Poll officials seem confused over whether they're allowed to do this. (As I wrote yesterday, unaffiliated voters in California are allowed to vote for Democrats, but not for Republicans.)

...Update: In a note to the press, Hillary Clinton's campaign says: "False reports about voting problems in LA are being drudged up -- Everything is going smoothly in LA."

Update again: The L.A. Times looks into glitches -- finds a few, but notes that the election's mainly running smoothly.

http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2008/02/05/la_voting/index.html

Fact - there ARE problems in Los Angeles County Voting:

CA: Los Angeles County - More Details on 'Double Bubble Trouble' in Los
Angeles County Hundreds of Thousands of Non-Partisan Voter Ballots May Not be Counted
in California's Open Democratic Primary Election
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5659

CA: Los Angeles County - Problems (and Confusion) at L.A. County Polls Today
Independent Voters Have Trouble Voting, and Having Their Vote Counted,
in the Open Democratic Primary
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5658

CA: San Diego County - Like the Old Days: Ballot Counting Slow But Steady
http://www.kpbs.org/news/local;id=10844

CA: Santa Clara County - Local precincts blow through ballots
Unaffiliated voters snap up Dem tickets
http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2008-2-6-02-06-pa-stanford

Who do YOU believe?

[Kermitt Gribble]

1. Everything's Cliton's fault...who does that sound like? n/t

[hedgehog]

2. It's not Clinton's fault, but she has been consistent in backing whichever

viewpoint gives her the most votes. For example, she is the one calling for the delegates from Florida and Michigan to be seated. There is a difference between calling for an investigation to clear the air and insisting that everything went smoothly and it's time to move along.

Here's a thought: if there were problems during the Primary, how do we know there won't be problems in the Fall?

[Blue_State_Elitist]

3. Politicians do tend to support the viewpoint that gives them more votes.

Obama would do the same. It's just the way it works. Politicians are nothing if they don't win election.