Power outage leaves 15,000 in dark (Ohio Polling Places in Dark)

[Kolesar]

Power outage leaves 15,000 in dark

By WKYC-TV 3 and staff reports
3/2/2004, 3:30 p.m. ET


SHAKER HEIGHTS -- Six local communities are currently in the dark.

According to WKYC-TV 3, Parts of Shaker Heights, University Heights, Bedford, Bedford Heights, South Euclid and Lyndhurst are experiencing a power outage, affecting approximately 15,000 FirstEnergy customers.

Several election polling locations are without power, and there are reports of people voting by candlelight and with flashlights.

The cause of the outage is a substation in Northfield. The problem is expected to be corrected by 4:30 p.m.

http://www.cleveland.com/news/index.ssf?/news/more/03outage02.html

[arcos]

1. after this, no one will be able to support electronic voting...

it happened today, it can happen in November... what if the power goes out in the whole state? Will every polling place have a generator? I don't think so!

[BiggJawn]

2. How do they run the Black Boxes without power?

Diebold's CEO takes his oath to "Deliver Ohio for George Bush" rather seriously, doesn't he?

[Kolesar]

3. First Energy is a huge contributor the the GOP

Senator Voinovich (Puke-OH), in particular. This is FE's trial run of election-spoiling technology for November. FE is in Akron, and Diebold is in Canton. How Conveeeenient! (note "dark" humor).

[SaddenedDem]

6. Diebold's machines run up to 2 hours on batteries.

After that, the voters are screwed without power.

on edit:
make that Diebold is screwed - the voters are SAVED!

[kimchi]

4. I think the only way we'll get a fair vote in November...

is if the power goes off. Know what I mean?

[Lindsay]

5. Wasn't First Energy

the source of the Big Blackout last summer?

(Whatever happened to THAT investigation, BTW?)

[NYC]

7. Yes, it was.