Election Shenanigans Watch: All Hell is Breaking Loose in Virginia
In 2000 it was Florida, in 2004 it was Ohio. Could 2008 be the year that Virginia is the state that embarrasses democracy in America?
According to a conference call that is still ongoing with Election Protection (the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition) right now voting in Virginia is in pretty bad shape.
There are reports of polling places opening late and long lines. That is pretty regular stuff.
But the Director for the national campaign for Lawyers for Fair Elections is saying that the real problems are occurring after the voting machines breakdown.
Virginia does not have a statewide mandate to have “back-up” paper ballots. However, voters who are able to vote using paper ballots are being told that those ballots are “provisional.”
According to election lawyers, this is wrong. If you are voting on a paper ballot because of a voting machine breakdown, that ballot should be counted as “regular.” Paper ballots should be counted as regular ballots even if you are voting on a form for “provisional” ballots.
But election officials are apparently telling voters that any paper vote is provisional. Lawyers are lobbying in Richmond right now to get the state the set their poll workers straight.
Additional problems after the jump.
Virginia is also having a serious problems with students. Students are allowed to vote at or near their universities, but Virginia election officials are telling students that they cannot do so.
These Virginia breakdowns appear to be happening all across the state, suggesting that the issue is not partisan so much as it’s a situation of electoral incompetence.
Election protection plans to update the press at 3:30 p.m.
Right now lawyers are also asking Virginia to extend the time polls are open, but so far no decision has been made.
In one county in Virginia, some polling precincts are allowing people into the polls based on alphabetical order. So if your surname starts with a W, you’re waiting for 6 hours, but if your surname is “Apple” you can waltz right in. Shockingly, there is no state law that prevents this practice.
Another state having problems is Pennsylvania, according to the lawyers.
So … good job Florida so far. Way to (provisionally) learn from your mistakes.
Update (11:30): Apparently the Radford College registrar told students that if they registered to vote from the school post office boxes that their votes would not count (wrong). At Virginia Tech, students were told that if they registered from school and then attempted to vote there would be “dire consequences.” Both of these statements have been retracted.
Also, apparently the Blacksburg polling place closest to Virginia Tech is located some 6.5 miles away … in a church.
We’ll keep you posted.
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"suggesting that the issue is not partisan some much as it's a situation of electoral incompetence."
Proof read you fucking moron.
"In one country in Virginia, "
Proof read you fucking moron.
how many countries are in virginia?
poling?
"This is wrong. If you are voting on a paper ballot because of a voting machine breakdown, that ballot should be counted as "regular." Paper ballots should be counted as regular ballots even if you are voting on a form for "provisional" ballots."
Is this your opinion or a fact based upon a specific provision of the Virginia Election Code?
I understand that it is election day, but this site is turning to utter shit. I'm sure CNN is covering this....
I just voted in Virginia. You have the option of either voting by machine or by paper. They actually ask, "Would you like to vote by machine or paper." This story just sounds wrong on its face. I'm glad you're not willing to jump the gun when it comes to law firm terminations, but in terms of voter fraud and the national election you're right on board.
2 and 3 - do some work. Don't take your lack of billable time out on Elie . . . you fucking d-bag
Good thing I had Elie to tell me that this whole thing is wrong.
On Halloween night I asked every interracial couple I saw if they were dressed up as Obama's parents. Didn't get punched once!
Elie - take post down and rewrite.
11 - you're pretty lucky. I would have raped you
i'm nervous about being beaten by roving hoards of happy and angry interracial couples while i am out nervously walking to vote
-nervous T-10 1L
2 & 3:
Please kill yourselves.
voted in Arlington this morning- lovely 2 hour long line at 6:30 am. There were a total of 10 spots to vote. 4 paper ballot write in areas and 6 machines. Not exactly a good set up for a busy area.
This is so boring. Elie go suck Obama's wang...
You butt pirate.
I just voted in Fairfax county. Paper ballots only, no lines.
same in downtown Philly - 4 machines for hundreds and hundreds of voters in a very busy area. lines were two hours long by 7 am. ridiculous. but VA sounds worse, a bunch of suppress the vote bastards or just plain idiots, one or the other.
gallion
I just voted in Fairfax county. Paper ballots only, no lines.
WHy does it matter that the polling place is in a church? Lots of polling places are in churches.
You have to let states protect against the vampire vote somehow. Now, if only they could find a way to stop all those other dead voters...
How about this one:
"There are reports of *poling* places opening late and long lines." (emphasis added).
This one is awesome. Does this have anything at all to do with the election? Don't nudy bars *always* have this going on?
Or, did you mean to imply that you can get, say, a lap dance if you vote for Obama, and a hand job if you vote for McCain? Or are these titty bars opening late to grab the "late voting" crowd that wants to celebrate?
Pray tell, the inferences abound.
"poling" defined here: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poling%20
...in a church? what is that supposed to me Elie? Asshole.
I heard they aren't letting black people vote in Chicago suburbs
I volunteered at one of the call centers for Election Protection this morning and they did mention this issue -- voters being told they were provisional ballots.
Btw, it is "non-partisan" but they only really advertise and focus on heavily democratic areas, so that part of it is basically a joke.
"Also, apparently the Blacksburg polling place closest to Virginia Tech is located some 6.5 miles away ... in a church."
Holy shit! What does the non-Christian candidate have to say about this?
ROLL TIDE!!!!!
*hustles down to virginia to try and find some paying work*
-nervous T-10 1L
email job leads to nervoust101l@yahoo.com
Hey, 11, I too voted in Arlington early. In line at 6:40 and out the door by 7:40. And yeas, only 6 electronic machines and 4 paper ballot kiosks with hundreds of people in line. While I agree that the resources available were meager, people at my polling place kept things moving. Maybe your 2 hour wait was all in your impatient little mind.
Elie, my voting place is an old folks home. Is that worse than a church? better? Church=bad, right?
I would rather have this election stolen by McCain than won by Obama
18, I voted in Fairfax County at 6:45, and there was an hour long wait. 4 computers and (I think) 4 paper stands. Kind of meager resources for FFX.
I would rather have this election stolen by McCain than won by Obama
8, you need to realize that voting machines and options vary BY COUNTY. Just because your county allows voting machines and paper ballots doesn't mean others do as well. I just voted in Albermarle County and only machine voting is available.
Also, at the University of Virginia, there are issue of poll officials improperly not allowing students to vote. I assume Election Protection will go into more details on the 3:30pm conference call.... I just saw a lot disappointed and angry students
27: You can't spell "We alL SUck!" without LSU!
i'm nervous about my hanging chad being mistaken for noose and consequently starting a riot
-nervous T-10 1L
email job leads to nervoust101l@yahoo.com
Voted in central VA this morning... took under 5 minutes.
Elie is a fucking turd. It is clear from his election posts vs. actual law firm gossip which he favors. He fucking writes up a storm over the election and just fucking mails in the WSJ Law Blog articles on real legal news (McKee Nelson is a recent example).
Elie...we may have a new president tomorrow, but you will still be a shitty blogger...don't choke your chicken too much today over all the election news.
18, I voted in Fairfax County at 6:45, and there was an hour long wait. 4 computers and (I think) 4 paper stands. Kind of meager resources for FFX.
No lines, no waiting, no problems here in Florida!
Due to excessively long lines Obama voters are asked to vote on Wednesday. Thank you.
6.5 miles?! Oh no! If only Mr. Fulton had invented the steam engine sooner.
Hey Elie, try running there you tubby bitch.
I voted in McLean, Virginia, and starting at 5:45 am was part of a line that was present right when the doors opened at 6 am. I was done by 6:30 am. At that point, the line had thinned out so that my wife who voted later reported that she had a half hour wait.
4 electronic and two paper. They were practically begging people to use the paper ballots, but I think the majority were happy with electronic filing.
Alright folks, I know it's only noon but I'm going to go ahead and call this one:
Obama is the new president-elect of Facebook!
"Could 2008 be the year that Virginia be the state that embarrasses democracy in America?"
My teenage nephew's Facebook page has fewer grammatic mistakes than this one post.
OMG OMG!!!! Students might have to step into a church to vote!!!! WTF, doesn't anyone know we are a godless society where churches should be torched???
Your inclusion that students had to vote in a church is irrelevant. It does not become more or less of a terrible situation because the polling place is a church. People vote in churches all over the country. Churches happen to be good places to have polling places because most churches are not crowded on Tuesdays and have parking lots to fit cars. People do not get religious just because they voted in a church.
Elie, you are a worthless prick. Read your own talking points. Yes, people are stupid for implying Obama is a muslim, and yes it shouldn't matter. Like Colin Powell said, "What if he is?" But for you to imply that making people vote in a church is a bad thing, you are the worst kind of American. You have officially lost me from my "Favorites" tab at work.
Problems in Philly too:
http://townhall.com/blog/g/cf47766b-5a6d-44ab-95e7-ce60631bcadc
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Black people aren't allowed to live in the Chicago suburbs except for the southside, and those people don't really count as people.
42: Fulton didn't invent the steam engine, he only developed it commercially. It's just like how Elie didn't actually invent sucking as a journalist.
45 - that's culturally insensitive. Maybe Obama be the new president, and maybe 2008 be the year.
49 - Thank you.
42
Let's be clear: "Election Protection" is a radical leftist activist group which has as its partners the ACLU and LaRAZA (aka the Tan Klan).
I just voted in a rural precinct in Virginia. It was a very long line for that precinct. Absolutely no problems. I represent a local gov't in Virginia and it's not as if the registrars didn't know about this possible problem. The registrar and I had a conference about it in July. Each locality got to order paper ballots to "cover" for voters in case their machines broke down. The registrar and I agreed that it only made sense to have 80% of registered voters "covered" by having paper ballots available in case of a massive machine breakdown. Some urban areas only paid for about a 20% to 25% "coverage". If they have a massive breakdown (a la Chesterfield County in the primary), a lot of urban/suburban voters will not have their vote count b/c they will have no way to record it.
cosign 46. Elie, you are a fat idiot.
I heard white voters in the inner city are NOWHERE TO BE FOUND...
Elle:
In addition to researching why some Chicago firms are closing early, you might want to do some research into Virginia's government.
Virginia is a commonwealth, not a state.
50 - There is nothing wrong with "2008 be the year." There is, however, something wrong with "that Virginia be the state."
AGREE 100% with 46. Unnecessary to mention Church and meant only to make it sound more like a "right-wing" conspiracy. It's those horrible christians that are stealing votes, isn't it Elie? MORON!
Here in the great American Deep South, the police are only allowing males to vote. Further restrictions on voting include, caucasion only, no homosexuals (at my polling place they kicked a guy out because he had an earring, he protested claiming that he had a wife and kids, but the cops wouldn't listen) . Also, you must show a deed or other legal proof of owning real estate. The final restriction is that one must sign a contract guaranteeing that one will vote republican only before being allowed into the polling center. Almost all polling places are also baptist churches, and inside the ministers are giving continous sermons on the devil barack obama and how the bible tells us blacks are an inferior people. We had a few crazy blacks try to protest another polling center a few blocks from my house but the enterprising police whistled up a fire engine and blew those folks off the road.
34, 8 here. Exactly my point. Please read the post rather than just reading the comments. This post sounds wrong on its face because Elie wrote that voters in Virginia are being told that their paper ballot submissions are provisional. It doesn't say some voters, it doesn't say voters in some counties, it says Virginia voters. You can imply he means something else, but that is not what he wrote. So at my polling place, and most others on here, paper ballots are available as a primary voting resource regardless of how the machines are functioning.
None of this will matter, since Obama's going to win Virginia by 7-8 points anyway. And according to Drudge, some people's ballots are getting wet because they're dripping on them. Oh no!!
Just voted in Fairfax county. There were no lines at all. Yes, this phenomenon of voting by alphabetical order has always happened in VA. What's the big deal? It better organizes the voter rolls.
I was surprised to see paper ballots this morning as I am used to voting electronically. I was told it was because of the potential for audit and the need to comply with new federal regulations. Go figure.
Just voted on Wharton campus and was issued a provisional ballot. WTF?
OMG, THE SKY IS FALLING! QUICK, CALL THE ACLU!
Voted in Arlington, and the election officers gave us the option of either paper ballots (scanned optical ballots) or electronic voting machines. Not sure if they are allowed to do that unless there are inoperable machines (the polls had just opened and all machines in public view were being used while I was there) OR the entire precinct is all paper. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+24.2-646.1 Granted, I am not an election expert, so I defer to someone with more expertise on this subject. However, it seemed odd to me that they were using two different formats at the same precinct.
Voted in Arlington, and the election officers gave us the option of either paper ballots (scanned optical ballots) or electronic voting machines. Not sure if they are allowed to do that unless there are inoperable machines (the polls had just opened and all machines in public view were being used while I was there) OR the entire precinct is all paper. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+24.2-646.1 Granted, I am not an election expert, so I defer to someone with more expertise on this subject. However, it seemed odd to me that they were using two different formats at the same precinct.
I once shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.
good luck voting jackasses. the white man still rules, when will you learn
gallion
Preachers at my high school tried to influence voters voting in thier church all the time. It was no big deal and it made me really nervous.
-nervous T-10 1L
Sarah Palin = Mr. F
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Why do you put up with this shit, Elie?
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Why do you put up with this shit, Elie?
A ballot measure can't be phrased as a definitive statement. Morons.
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i'm nervous about being white after today
*nervously rubs shoe polish all over face to look less white*
-nervous T10 1L
mail job leads to nervoust101l@yahoo.com
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Why do you put up with this shit, Elie?
You know it's a huge clusterf*@k with the NAACP is suing a Democratic Governor for "unconstitutional allocation of polling place resources."
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Elie, the ATL comment voting machine is working just fine.
It was obviously broken when you won that stupid contest.
suck it 84
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Ditka 538, Obama / McCain, 0
89,
Terminal stupidity isn't cured by black shoe polish. It's cured when you finally realize you're a contender in the Special Olympics.
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Stop all this stupidity. Everyone already knows how piss poor Elie is. Just makes the comments annoying to read. Elie sucks, but isn't going anywhere. Deal with it. If you were smart you'd be begging for more Kash. More Kash = less Elie. And Kash is delectable.
Back to election babble.
Gallion
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Why isn't ATL writing about Dewey La Beef partners not getting paid. Bad sign?
Voted in Ffx County around 10:30. In a church. Only took about 10 mins. They had 4 electronic stations and 6 paper ballot stations.
I think Elie meant that people who had to use paper ballots if the electronic ballot malfunctioned were being told their paper ballot was provisional. Not ALL paper ballots.
Had numerous friends in Arlington say it took two hours though
I voted in a VFW hall, right next to the beer taps.
89,
Terminal stupidity isn't cured by black shoe polish. It's cured when you finally realize you're a contender in the Racist Special Olympics for Retards.
I walked right up to the machine in my wealthy downtown Philadelphia neighborhood. Suck it gallion.
There is no good reason to have an all electronic machine which does not have a paper record. That is insane.
I live in an nice neighborhood and voted with no line at all. I guess that well off people also have poll workers who can figure out how to run an election without screwing everything up.
I rustled me up some day laborers and trucked them all down to the pollin place. They all voted for McCain like i told them too. No questions asked. All it cost me was a few churros and a tacquito.
Tadge Choadely
Others have pointed this out, but I can't resist. It is totally normal to have a polling place in a church. Voting precincts tend to be small and very neighborhood specific. Often the only public building available IS a church, or some sort of facility on church property.
And this isn't just "southern" or "backwards", as your post implies. My parents voted in a Lutheran church in suburban northeast New Jersey. And today, I just voted in the community center of a Catholic church in deepest hipster Wiliamsburg, Brooklyn.
I'm not an Elie basher, but I have to say that some of his posts evince a lack of knowledge. Not to mention none of the wit of Lat...
Others have pointed this out, but I can't resist. It is totally normal to have a polling place in a church. Voting precincts tend to be small and very neighborhood specific. Often the only public building available IS a church, or some sort of facility on church property.
And this isn't just "southern" or "backwards", as your post implies. My parents voted in a Lutheran church in suburban northeast New Jersey. And today, I just voted in the community center of a Catholic church in deepest hipster Wiliamsburg, Brooklyn.
I'm not an Elie basher, but I have to say that some of his posts evince a lack of knowledge. Not to mention none of the wit of Lat...
Elie probably didnt get his ass off the couch to vote
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You don't have to have a public building in order to have a polling place. I just voted in my neighbor's garage.
In other news, all the cool kids in Philly are intimidating voters! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCeD1RcJjAg
You don't have to have a public building in order to have a polling place. I just voted in my neighbor's garage.
In other news, all the cool kids in Philly are intimidating voters! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCeD1RcJjAg
Elie ate the voting booth.
Voted in South Carolina this morning at a large A.M.E. church.. Nothing but whiteys in line. I'm willing to bet that was the most white people that have ever set foot on that property in its 100 year existence.
Also, there was a KFC directly across the street.. It was like bizarro-world.
I voted just before 8 a.m. in Charlottesville, after a half-hour wait. I was given a choice of machine or paper voting and chose paper. I didn't see anyone being given any trouble or told their ballots were provisional. What is this about UVa students not being allowed to vote? Obviously, that would be a huge concern.
In the north suburbs of Chicago, I was asked whether I wanted electronic or paper, and I was also asked whether I wanted a blonde or burnette giving me a BJ while I voted. I thought it was a little weird, but I took the blonde because she had bigger lips. It was the best voting experience i've ever had.
These fat jokes are absurd. Self-loathing pricks.
Anyway, the lines in Richmond were pretty bad, but the volunteers were doing a good job keeping things moving. All we had were machines, from what I could tell.
How 'bout this ballot measure?
[ ] Peanuts
[ ] Cheese
[x] Peanuts AND cheese, bitches!
Arrived at my polling place in a wealthy Alexandria neighborhood at 6:45 am. Should have gotten there at 6 when it opened because there were already 500 people in front of me.
It took 2 1/2 hours. Not too bad, though, since my wait time was more than 4 hours in 2000.
just voted in arlington on an electronic machine (had a choice to use a paper ballot, nobody said anything about it being provisional). no line, no problems.
glad everyone's voting!
From Politico.com:
"Obama is more or less finished if he loses Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida"
It could happen.....
They were giving out free Hannah Montana dolls in line in Alexandria.
I kid you not.
122=Acorn
"Obama is more or less finished if he loses Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida"
Ohio and Florida, good chance. Pennsylvania? Unlikely.
Unlikely. Yes. But not impossible.
Are gay black people given a full vote or only half?
get your facts straight. blacksburg, va (home of virginia tech) has many polling places, most which are walkable (some only a few blocks) from campus. only 3 of all polling locations are churches and the buses in blacksburg are providing shuttles to and from polling places all day. stop posting without facts. journalism 101.
elie don't let these fucktards get you down
elie don't let these fucktards get you down
Voted this morning in Arlington, VA. One hour and fifteen minute wait at 7:15. Had the choice of electronic or paper.
Heard rumors that the police are setting up barricades all over DC to control the anticipated riots. Thank goodness we can carry handguns again. You should spread these rumors, Elie, we need more "Rome Is Burning" journalism from you.
My polling place used to be a synagogue; now it's a church. Having polling places in religious buildings is a non-issue.
Jim Rome is burning.
150: 3/5ths
I'd seriously never heard of using churches as polling places until this year. *shrugs* I'd only ever used townhalls, libraries, schools, and community centers.
But as long as it's not actually inside the sanctuary, I don't really have a problem with using a church.
29- obviously you and 11 must have voted in the one place in all of Arlington to vote OR 11 never learned to tell time....I am going to go ahead and assume there was more than one location in ALL of Arlington...only I think you meant 16, not 11?
I voted at 11:15 in Fairfax County suburbs. I was in and out within 3 minutes. Paper ballots only (although there were electronic machines at the primary).
Others who voted mid to late morning had very little wait. All the people who went before work could have seen this coming. And the people who vote after work will have the same problem. But, if you can't vote at any other time, I guess you just have to deal.
Wet or humid paper ballots matter because the paper swells, curls and jams up the machines.
"All the people who went before work could have seen this coming. "
Well, what are you supposed to do if you work in downtown DC but you live out in the suburbs? It's not exactly a possibility to leave in the middle of the day to go vote.
That's why Virginia needs to offer no-excuse early voting.
"All the people who went before work could have seen this coming. "
Well, what are you supposed to do if you work in downtown DC but you live out in the suburbs? It's not exactly a possibility to leave in the middle of the day to go vote.
That's why Virginia needs to offer no-excuse early voting.
"All the people who went before work could have seen this coming. "
Well, what are you supposed to do if you work in downtown DC but you live out in the suburbs? It's not exactly a possibility to leave in the middle of the day to go vote.
That's why Virginia needs to offer no-excuse early voting.
"All the people who went before work could have seen this coming. "
Well, what are you supposed to do if you work in downtown DC but you live out in the suburbs? It's not exactly a possibility to leave in the middle of the day to go vote.
That's why Virginia needs to offer no-excuse early voting.
I hope you vote better than you post, 161-164! My DC law firm had a liberal leave policy today so people could vote. Hell, half the firm appears to be out doing election protection.
If you voted at 7 a.m., you had to know that you'd be waiting in an enormous line.
BTW, a commute that makes it difficult to vote during poll hours WAS one of the absentee ballot reasons in Virginia. That's the excuse everyone I knew used. And they waited longer to vote that I did.
There's a tempest and it somehow got in my teapot! How will I ever get it out?
Hey "guest,"
"Proof read you f*****g moron."
Well, YOU moron, it's proofread, not proof read. What an a**h**e.