New Study: Large Counties in Swing States May Face Election Day Problems

Common Dreams | Oct. 28, 2008 (Press Release)

Lack of Preparation, Uniformity Could Cause Long Lines on Election Day

Voters in the largest counties in 10 key swing states may experience problems on Election Day because of insufficient preparation and inadequate poll booth and machine allocation plans, according to a report released today by FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group.

FairVote surveyed 26 election administrators in counties with over 500,000 residents in Colorado, Florida, Missouri, New Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and ... Full Story »

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by Naomi Isler - Oct. 29, 2008

This is based on the whole report - which to begin with - should be read in context with the article on voter suppression, above. Overall reaction: it's not as though either is a new problem which no one saw coming! The DNC has been doing bottom up grassroots organizing. Why in heaven's name wasn't some effort put into monitoring both of these types of problem much earlier? Where are groups like Move On - maybe this isn't dramatic enough for them? Or has attention been paid and the media just haven't found out?