Poll workers struggle with vote machines

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"Programming errors and inexperience dealing with electronic voting machines frustrated poll workers in hundreds of precincts Tuesday, delaying voters in several states and leaving some with little choice but to use paper ballots instead.

In some states, there were allegations of something more sinister: Virginia election officials called in the
FBI to investigate misleading phone calls to voters, and a prosecutor in Ohio urged voters to beware of similar scams.

Most of the voting machine problems surfaced as the polls were opening, and experts said they didn't see any catastrophic breakdowns.

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"Lots of fender benders, but no major tie-ups," said Doug Chapin, director of Electionline.org, a nonpartisan group that tracks voting changes. "It's been a steady drumbeat but nothing that rises to the level of `This could compromise the results.'"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061107/ap_on_el_ge/eln_voting_problems