With the lack of voter fraud episodes, one has to wonder about the sincerity of

[diva77]

this little episode with Schwarzenegger

Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 01:55 pm:   
   
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-110805arnold_lat,0,7268769.story?coll=la-ho me-headlines

Schwarzenegger Hits Snag at Polling Place



By Robert Salladay - Times Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger showed up to his Brentwood neighborhood polling station today to cast his ballot in the special election — and was told he had already voted.

Elections officials said a Los Angeles County poll worker had entered Schwarzenegger's name into an electronic voting touch screen station in Pasadena on Oct. 25. The worker, who was not identified, was testing the voting machine in preparation for early voting that began the next day.

Somehow, Schwarzenegger's name was then placed on a list of people who had already voted, said Conny B. McCormack, the Los Angeles County registrar.

Schwarzenegger's aides were informed of the problem when they arrived this morning to survey the governor's polling station. The poll worker told the governor's staff he would have to use a "provisional" ballot that allows elections workers to verify if two votes were made by the same person. McCormack said the poll worker did the correct thing.

The governor, however, was allowed to use a regular ballot.

McCormack said she apologized to the governor's staff and would investigate what happened. She said nobody actually voted for Schwarzenegger in Pasadena, and the governor's votes today will be counted.

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[rumpel]

1. there we go!

electronic pollbooks and Diebold registration database - the reliable duo :sarcasm:

that not many people talk about...