Election Boards Overwhelmed (this will be a total MESS in every state)

[donsu]

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1096191056165960.xml

Election boards overwhelmed
New registrations straining resources

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But to election boards across the state, inundated with tens of thousands of new registration cards, it's turning into a nightmare.

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Any Election Day confusion could be most worrisome for Democrats: The New York Times reports today that the bulk of new registrations in Ohio have been in heavily Democratic areas.

Election boards across the state have hired extra staff members, extended working hours, or both. Some boards are processing cards 24 hours a day.

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At Cuyahoga County's elections board, Ohio's largest, about 20,000 cards sat in small bins last week, waiting to be checked and entered into computers. Director Michael Vu said the board will spend about $175,000 on extra workers to process the cards. He expected to eliminate the backlog over the weekend.

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"How do you vote if you're a first-time voter and you've never been told where your polling place is?" Trevas asked. "Do you just go around looking for American flags stuck in the ground?"
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this is happening in every state

maybe everybody should take voting day off cause - shit for sure is going to happen.

(If voting day comes at all.)

[bloom]

1. It sounds like a mess with overseas votes, too

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/29/politics/campaign/29military.html?th


:grr:

[napi21]

2. Your voter registration card should tell you.

Mine in Ga. has the address of the polling place. If your's doens't, you could do several things. Easiest is to just ask one of your neighbors. You can contact ANY candidate's office, or any elected official in your area...if they don't know, they'll find out..they want your vote really bad!

You also should be able to find out on line. I know, here, all I have to do is enter my county and state name and "polling locations" into google, and find a site where your enter your address to get the info.

You can't just look for American Flags stuck in the ground!