Votes found on machines in Philly before polls opened

[PrncssNikki]

http://drudgereport.com/vote1.htm

Before voting even began in Philadelphia -- Republican poll watchers believed they found nearly 2000 votes already planted on machines scattered in heavy-minority locations throughout the city.

Republican poll watchers claim:

One incident occurred at the SALVATION ARMY, 2601 N. 11th St., Philadelphia, Pa: Ward 37, division 8.

Pollwatchers uncovered 4 machines with planted votes; one with over 200 and one with nearly 500...

A second location, 1901 W. Girard Ave., Berean Institute, Philadelphia, Pa, had 300+ votes already on 2 machines at start of day.

ANOTHER INCIDENT: 292 votes on machine at start of day; WARD/DIVISION: 7/7: ADDRESS: 122 W. Erie Ave., Roberto Clemente School, Philadelphia, Pa..

ANOTHER: 456 votes on machine at start of day; WARD/DIVISION: 12/3; ADDRESS: 5657 Chew Ave., storefront, Philadelphia, Pa...

MORE...

The Kerry Campaign says reports of votes already on machines are 'false.'

"Serious news will not appear first on the DRUDGE gossip website," senior Kerry adviser Joe Lockhart told reporters.

Officially, election officials explain the discrepancy is being caused by a number showing how many times various machines have been used.

But officials could not explain why used machines in other locations were reportedly 'clean.'

Elsewhere, a gun was purposely made visible to scare poll watchers at Ward 30, division 11, at 905 S. 20th St., Grand Court. Police were called and quickly surrounded the location...

Developing...

[Hoagie]

This doesn't suprise me. The democrats tried stuffing the ballot boxes in areas that are primarily minorities in the last presidential election. What does suprise is that they thought they would get away with it this time.

[PrncssNikki]

http://www.electionprotection2004.org/edaynews.htm

More problems.

[tysonpunchinguterus]

Wait, I thought it wasa the Republicans who stole votes. Man, I am so confused.

[generoso]

every year we get this. Have to remeber these machines are used more than once a year. In my place I vote like 4 times a year for various things also used for school kids and there elections. So very possible someone never reset and propley put them back.

[drunkturkey]

I recall one year in grade school, they opened a couple voting booths a week or so before the election, and we all had a chance to vote. This was of course a learning excercise, but who knows... maybe they were never reset...

This was about 25 year ago tho...

[DC Chick]

Last I heard it was all a mistake. There are two counters, one that has the days votes and one with the lifetime tally of the machine (so they can predict how long the machine will last). They read the wrong counter, the one that said how long the machine was operating.
Of course it didn't say AP, so it may not be true.

[Ballbuster1]

Last I heard it was all a mistake. There are two counters, one that has the days votes and one with the lifetime tally of the machine (so they can predict how long the machine will last). They read the wrong counter, the one that said how long the machine was operating.
Of course it didn't say AP, so it may not be true.Close. The story was on Philly news earlier.
The counter tallies votes from the last time the machine was serviced.



From WPVI News in Philly:
In other neighborhoods, Republican poll watchers cried foul early. They thought some of the machines had already recorded votes before the polls opened. The news spread across the nation like wild fire after it was posted on The drudge Report, a conservative website. District Attorney Lynne Abraham showed up to investigate and quickly found the source of the confusion: two sets of numbers on the backs of the machines. The digital number records the number of votes cast today. An analog register records the number of votes cast since the machine was last serviced.

[roche]

I have a feeling we are in for even more bitching than we were 4 years ago.

I see a bottle of scotch in my short term furure to deal with the pain.

[Guido]

What makes me laugh is that we are fighting for other counties to have some of the most basic's of freedom (besides their oil)......freedom of speech and freedom to vote......need I say more ?

[Stinkysteve]

As in the words of Joe Kennedy;

"Vote early and often."

[ih8Uboo-boo]

"Vote early and often."
Yes, I did... :action-sm

[CornJob]

{EDIT-- Uh - I can't read - sorry....