PA: The Calls Kept Coming
From the Philadelphia Inquirer: Missing Names. Two hour waits. Malfunctioning Machines.
With record numbers of new registrants for a primary election, voter-protection groups have logged some 750 voter complaints across the state today, including at least 150 about malfunctioning machines….
After Richard Brown, of the 5700 block of North 12th Street in Philadelphia showed up at his polling place at 6:55 a.m., it took nearly two hours for the machines to be either repaired or replaced, he said….
Voters at a polling place in the 49th Ward near the Fern Rock station had to wait two hours because of machine malfunctions, said Kathryn Bookvar, an attorney with the Advancement Project, based in Washington, who was in Philadelphia to monitor the election. Machine problems also were reported in West Oak Lane; Upper Darby, Delaware County [Danaher 1242], and Elkins Park, Montgomery County [Sequoia Advantage]….
In addition to the machine issues, “numerous” registration snafus were reported….The bulk of those complaints have come from voters who switched parties and whose names did not appear on the rolls of the new party.”