Paper ballots expected to slow Harris County election results

[dogday]

HOUSTON -- It may take longer to count the votes on Election Day, Harris County election officials warned Monday night.

It's been five years since ballots were delivered in locked boxes, and this year it will be a trip back in time after a massive fire destroyed the majority of the county's election equipment.

Paper ballots became a key part of a quick backup plan.

Sixty percent of the votes have already been cast and the early vote results will come just after the polls close at 7 p.m

http://www.khou.com/news/Paper-ballots-expected-to-slow-Harris-County-election-results-this-year-106499753.html

Some phone lines are down in the North part of town as well.


See also this story I posted last week about the poll workers already harassing voters


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9364937&mesg_id=9364937


Something is going on here in Houston. Anything happening like this in any other cities?

[Vincardog]

1. Better late than backed by the BBV

[dogday]

2. I have been asking for paper ballots for years.

And now the whole county has them... I would not mind if we stayed with paper ballots....

[SoCalDem]

3. Real results are worth waiting for..

What's the f'ing rush anyway? Just for the media folks who would make up their own results (and maybe have) , if necessary anyway. F-em.

No one assumes their new office until January anyway. What's the big rush:grr:

When you are anticipating heart surgery, you do not ask for the fastest heart surgeon, do you?

[dogday]

4. I am happy with paper ballot and this one will be the longest

we have had in a while. I hope we continue to use paper. It's the only way to vote...

I don't care how long it takes to count the votes as long as they all get counted...