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Problems reported with electronic voting

06:18 PM CDT on Friday, October 22, 2004

By Rudy Koski / KVUE News

A problem understanding how the new computer voting system works is causing a surprising mix up.

Some Democrats may be voting for the Bush-Cheney ticket, while some Republicans could be wiping out the vote for their party's candidate.

Travis County is using a new computer system, designed to avoid human error situations like the controversial dangling tab issue that arose four years ago.

More than 70,000 people have cast an early voting ballot in Travis County using the new e-slate computer system.

Designed to eliminate problems with hole punch and written paper ballots, the new system is having a learning curve problem.

There have been a least 12 verified reports of voting mistakes.

The problem involves those making a straight party vote.

Some Democrats may have ended up voting for Bush-Cheney.

It's possible some Republicans have erased their presidential selection.

The problem is not being called a computer glitch, but an example of human error.

Travis County Elections Manager Gail Fisher says the problem begins after moving from the first page on the screen.

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