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Numerous Problems In Houston Texas Including MACHINES BEING SWAPPED OUT!

by Open-Publishing - Tuesday 7 November 2006

Elections-Elected Digital-Technology USA

By 11am this morning here in Houston, The Houston Chronicle has already reported a number of election day issues with machines not working or displaying incorrect data.

Most disturbing of all, a race I’ve been watching exceedingly closely, they swapped out TWO voting machines in Tom DeLay’s old district after voting had already begun.

Voters across the Houston area today were already finding long lines and problems with electronic voting machines as they tried to cast their ballots.

In Fort Bend County, where there is a contentious battle for the Congressional seat vacated earlier this year by former Rep. Tom DeLay, poll workers discovered that electronic machines had been switched in at least two precincts, delaying voters and casting some uncertainty on ballots already cast.

Voting had already been under way for at least 45 minutes at Oak Lake Baptist Church in Sugar Land, when it was learned the the machines were labeled for Lexington Creek Elementary School in Missouri City.

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Here is why I’ve been following this race so closely:

Media’s baseless claim of a possible “upset” in race to replace Tom DeLay.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2604432