Unity 08 GA - reported by Helen Butler written by Ja'net Y. Carter 11:00 a.m. There are precincts that opened late due to polling machines that were not functioning properly. They have resorted to using paper ballots. There is also a problem with people who have voted, but are not showing up as voted. A husband and wife casted their votes together, but only the wife is showing as voted, while the husband is showing as not having voted. There is concern about whether these votes will be counted. Voters are also experiencing extremely long waits in line. VA - reported by Cynthia Downs-Taylor & Jerry Hebert written by Marjorie Innocent 10:30 am - Chesterfield County: Cars being towed for no apparent reason at Iron Bridge Road Baptist Church 12:00 pm - Machine breakdowns reported in Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Newport, Richmond & Fairfax. Some precincts are moving to paper ballots and in others people are being turned away. Considering lawsuit to extend voting by 2 hours Report provided by Jerry Herbert, civil rights attorney, to Melanie Campbell. PA -reported by Donna Frisby-Greenwood (Phila.), Nyota Brown & Judith Moore (Pittsburgh) In Philadelphia, visual observations show, large crowds and long lines at voter precincts. At Temple University, in lieu of a 1.5 hrs wait, students are in line and excited to vote. Reports of broken voting machines are currently being investigated. In Pittsburgh, smaller precincts are 100 of 300 registered voters have cast their vote. At the time of report, there were delays in resetting the voting machines. There were also incidents of incorrect polling information posted.
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