problems with maryland's vote system

[undergroundpanther]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20040825-105253-8098r.htm

Maryland and Georgia are the two states that use touch-screen machines in all polling places.

Maryland is a more dem than republican state..
This is worrisome.

[Cozmosis]

1. They'd have to pull the mother of all coups to make that believable. n/t

[Ricdude]

2. Or just point to our new republican governor...

...as a sign of Md. shifting to the right.

It's not like the governor's election before that wasn't a close one (Sauerbrey only lost by, what 5000 votes?).

[DaveinMD]

4. Glendening

was re-elected in 1998 with 55 percent of the vote. It was the previous election that was close. And that was in the Republican year of 1994.

[Eric J in MN]

3. I hope there will be Exit Polling in Maryland (nt)

nt

[DaveinMD]

5. Don't worry about Maryland

the republicans don't control the elections machinery here. The big jurisdictions are controlled by Democrats.

[sbj405]

6. There are plans for teams of lawyers here in MD

We won't be caught off guard. I don't think there's a need for worry here.

[seemunkee]

7. Truevotemd

I'm volunteering to be a poll watcher for truevotemd.org. Went to one of their training sessions last night. They could use more people documenting problems and you can volunteer online at www.truevotemd.org.