Judge Orders Polling Place To Stay Open Until 9:30 P.M.
Absentee Election Results To Be Delayed
http://www.newsnet5.com/politics/9144311/detail.htmlUPDATED: 6:41 pm EDT May 2, 2006
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A judge ordered the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to keep the polling location at Garden Valley Neighborhood House at 7100 Kinsman Ave. open until 9:30 p.m. Tuesday
When poll workers had trouble setting up the equipment in the morning, the polling place didn't open until 1:30 p.m. for voting.
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones and Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Bryan Flannery were at Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Cout in front of Judge Nancy McDonnell requesting that the polls stay open late. The judge only ruled on the Garden Valley location.
With all the problems reported at the polls Tuesday, NewsChannel5 has learned that the absentee results will be delayed.
About 17,000 absentee votes will have to be hand counted because of a problem with optical scanners.
There were also reports of problems with the new electronic machines. Both machines are made by Diebold, NewsChannel5's Duane Pohlman reported.
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Meanwhile, Cuyahoga County Board of Elections officials are trying to sort out why there were so many problems Tuesday.
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On Cleveland's east side at Beachland polling place, supervisors who were trained to set up the machines never showed up Tuesday morning. It took about three hours for workers to figure out things for themselves and get the machines operating.
At St. Dominic's in Shaker Heights, the machines were set up but they didn't work.
A technician was sent over to troubleshoot. She received directions via phone, but couldn’t fix the problem.
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NewsChannel5 is On Your Side with helpful information on how to use the new machine.
Go to newsnet5's Vote 2006 section for additional information.
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