[Pittsburgh, PA] Scattered problems reported with voting machines

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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06311/736320-100.stm

Voters in scattered areas of Allegheny County reported this morning that poll workers were having trouble starting the new electronic voting machines.

Polls opened at 7 a.m., and callers reported problems at Whittier Elementary School in Mount Washington, St. Thomas Church in Richland, and locations in Penn Hills and Perry Hilltop.

In all cases, the voters said poll workers were having problems starting up the machines. Some voters were leaving without casting votes.

During the spring primary, when the machines were first used in the county, http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06137/690798-85.stm">poll workers reported problems getting the machines to register a zero-vote count. The zero-vote count is necessary to serve as a baseline and ensure no votes are stored on the machines before official voting begins.

Greater Pittsburgh is very Democratic. In my district, a GOP candidate for Congress isn't even on the ballot (although there is a Green Party member).

I voted just fine. No lines. Easy machine. Friendly old lady poll workers.

Edit: I should say "GOP candidate for the House"