Election 2008: Voting Problems
Huge Turnout Causes Election Day Voting Problems()
November 5, 2008 Throughout Election Day, many field offices heard reports of long lines, malfunctioning machines and misleading robocalls. Farai Chideya revisits some of the problems with professor Sherrilyn Ifill.
Roundup: Voting Snags In Key States()
November 4, 2008 Long lines of voters snaked around polling places across the country on Tuesday. Despite the lines, most voting went smoothly. There were, however, some glitches in battleground states. Here, a breakdown of some of the key states where voters experienced challenges.
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Trouble In Indiana?()
November 4, 2008 Lake County, Ind. gained notoriety last May when elections officials there delayed final results in the Democratic primary. This fall, Lake County was in the news again when the state Supreme Court rejected a challenge brought by the state GOP over early voting locations. We check in on Election Day.
Purged From The Voter Rolls In Colorado()
November 4, 2008 Linda Townsend Johnson and her husband, James moved to Colorado Springs from Mississippi last May. One of the first things they did when they got there was register to vote in this historic election. Then, a few weeks ago, they were told their names had been purged from the voter rolls.
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What's Happening Where You Live?()
November 4, 2008 Listeners share their experiences at the polls, and we learn what to expect from television networks as the votes are being tallied.
Vote Report: Help NPR Identify Voting Problems()
November 4, 2008 Report any problems you encounter at the polls and look through an interactive map that shows eyewitness accounts of voting irregularities across the country.
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