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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 58,173
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84

« on: November 06, 2012, 05:04:05 AM »

So how terrible are the "voting problems" going to get today?

Horrendously terrible?

Is it actually going to be awful somewhere or have improvements been made anywhere so people don't have to wait 6 hours to vote?

I always wonder why it is so difficult in the US to set up enough precincts, so that there are only 500-1000 voters per precinct, like it is the case here ?

What would certain parts of the US do if 85-90% of the VAP turn out, instead of the 56-58% that is expected today ?
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 58,173
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84

« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2012, 07:05:11 AM »

The BBC has a live stream and live updates from voters etc.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20009190
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 58,173
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84

« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2012, 08:09:07 AM »

Yeah, here too. I have voted several times now in 2006, 2008 and 2009 and 2010 and as soon as I went in I was able to vote. I don't think that you have to wait 10 minutes or so even in bigger places like Vienna.
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 58,173
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84

« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2012, 08:11:41 AM »

Yeah, here too. I have voted several times now in 2006, 2008 and 2009 and 2010 and as soon as I went in I was able to vote. I don't think that you have to wait 10 minutes or so even in bigger places like Vienna.

We had some problems in Hessen in the 2008 election, I believe, when we did an experiment with electronic voting in certain precincts.

The machines broke down and caused waits up to 45 minutes.

We then decided...because of that among broader safety concerns....to never do it again.

Good choice ... Wink
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Tender Branson
Mark Warner 08
Atlas Institution
*****
Posts: 58,173
Austria


Political Matrix
E: -6.06, S: -4.84

« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2012, 08:30:17 AM »

FYI:

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