People for the American Way reports the election incident reporting system (EIRS) “is experiencing enormous traffic and is difficult to access. We are working to solve the problem.” Some of the hotspots this morning:
Ohio: Confusion over photo ID requirements, delays because of voting machine problems.
Pennsylania: Long lines in Allegheny county where machines did not work this morning. Machine failures resulted in some leaving the polling place without having voted. Voting machine-related delays also in Philadelphia and Lebanon county.
Illinois: In Will County, an election judge failed to show up and a polling place was still closed an hour after polls were supposed to open.
Florida: Voting machine problems and the failure of an election judge to show up in Broward County cause delays. Also, “In Deerfield Beach, one predominantly African American precinct did not open for at least two hours when machines failed, and no paper ballots were available,” says People.
Indiana: Electronic voting machines were causing problems in Delaware County and Marion County. In Delaware County, computer errors were causing problems in 75 precincts, and in Marion County, touch-screen machines were not working in more than 10 percent of the county’s precincts, and voters were using paper ballots instead.
