Problems in Pennsylvania?
We got a report from Emily vanPinko who is out volunteering in Philly:
I’m working for Election Protection/Committee of Seventy ahh! things are going a little crazy in PA. Very long lines at many sites, especially in the city. Lots of polling places with broken machines. Many have run out of emergency and provisional ballots. Reports of a polling place in North Philly telling over 300 voters in line that they would not be opening until 12pm!
NBC just reported the same thing, long lines because of broken machines but no confirmed shadyness.
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This is a very big deal. The Obama camp is looking to have a lead of about 600,000 votes in philly to help offset the bitter parts of the state.
I hope the get it sorted out…
I’ve been saying this as long as I could speak: Pennsylvania will be the doom of all of us.
I suppose the benefit of living in a podunk section of PA is that I was able to vote without hassel, and the machines worked. They were the scan-tron variety, and I got a receipt and everything.