Voting nightmare: Democrats seek extension (system crashes after voter overload)

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http://www.denverpost.com/ci_4616285

Voting nightmare: Democrats seek extension
By George Merritt
Denver Post Staff Writer
DenverPost.com
Article Last Updated:11/07/2006 12:19:12 PM MST

Democratic party leaders are planning to seek a two-hour extension for voting in Denver, due to massive computer problems which have created long lines, and kept many from casting their vote.

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The problems began right at 7 a.m. as computer problems at the voter-check in stations bogged down, creating a bottleneck in the first hour of voting as a rush to the polls overloaded the system.

Power failures slowed voting at some locations, Denver Election Commission spokesman Alton Dillard said.


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At Denver Botanic Gardens, more than 200 voters backed up in a line that stretched out of the gates and down the block more than half way to 11th Avenue.

"We will not get to vote today," said a frustrated Lauren Brockman as he left the Botanic Gardens.