Watch out, Austin, Travis County

[texastoast]

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In 2004, some of those voting in the advance polls held in Travis County, Texas, experienced an unusual result: after selecting the straight Democratic ticket, the ballot summaries subsequently displayed on their screens indicated they were about to vote for George W. Bush. This perplexing turn of events was the result of poorly designed balloting software colliding with voter error.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/ballot/travis.asp

Those who chose to vote for a single party by way of selecting the 'straight ticket' option on the eSlate voting machines then in use in that district (they've since been removed) still had to scroll down to the end of the ballot to find the referendum.

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WATCH OUT!

[Javaman]

1. I did the early vote when it first opened, no probs.

Thanks for the headsup.

[mitchtv]

2. see all the other threads on Travis Co.

several in voting problems forum