Allah and Michelle are on top of the latest developments concerning voting machine issues and allegations of voter intimidation and suppression in several states (more here and here from MM).
Drudge also has a link roundup of voting issues at the top of his page. Election day is half over, folks, so I’m wondering if/when we’ll be seeing some exit poll numbers popping up soon. Keep in mind, though, that when you start reading exit polls treat them with a grain of salt, because we remember what happened in 2004 with exit polls that were horribly off (which I noted in an earlier post). Learn more about exit polls and how they work here.
In other misc. election day news, SC Governor Mark Sanford was turned away from his polling place- because he forgot to bring his ID with him. Correction: The ID he had with him initially was “insufficient.”
Update I: The same thing happened to Ohio Rep. Steve Chabot. Correction: same as the last correction. I’ve really got to stop reading these stories so fast! 
Update II: ROTFL!
Update III: Orson Scott Card, NC Democrat, writes about how Democrats should not be given control of Congress because they cannot be trusted to make the right decisions in the War on Terror.
Update IV: MKH has more linkage to allegations of voter fraud/suppression/intimidation.
Update V: Wish I was there!
Update VI: MSNBC’s got a cool elections-central page. Check it out.
Update VII: Good catch! Ian remembers how the Dems in 2004 advocated “pre-emptive” strikes against voter intimidation, even though no voter intimidation had been alleged to have taken place where they were advocating the “pre-emption.”
I referenced that tactic in this post back in October 2004, which I’ll repeat:
If Bush wins, it means the election has been stolen
…… see if you get that same impression from the comments of Eric Holder, who is on the DNC’s “Election Task Force” and is also a former Clinton admin guy:
Discussing a Democratic National Committee memo calling for local party members to complain “preemptively” about voter intimidation, Holder said, “If every vote is allowed to be cast, and if every vote is counted, John Kerry will be president within a day of that election.”
After his comment spurred some laughter, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace said, “Well, I don’t know how you can guarantee that.” But Holder just responded, “You heard it right here. If every vote is allowed to be cast and every vote is counted, John Kerry will be president.”
Here’s the original link to Drudge’s reporting of the DNC memo on “pre-emption.”
Update VIII: California voters: My buddy Cal at California Conservative has a handy dandy Republican voter election guide posted that you may find helpful.
Update 9: Check out Frank Luntz’s voter guide for the races to watch tonight. This is somewhat similar to the guide I posted from John Fund in the election day open thread.
Update 10: I’m hearing reports here in Charlotte that some people who are trying to vote straight Republican ticket are seeing all Dem candidates checked when they reviewed their ballots.
Update 11: Sounds like similar things are happening in PA.
This is great. Not even the Gov. can vote in SC without an ID! The way it should be!
Comment by scmommy @ 11/7/2006 - 2:36 pm
No no ST, don’t you know the Trvth?!?! The exit polls for 04 were dead nuts accurate! It was the evil Republipuke vote fixing that made Kerry lose! The CIA under personal supervision from Karl Rove was flying the reconstructed Roswell alien spaceship around changing vote tallies on the voting machines and making people vote Republican by using mind control waves! Honest!
Comment by Severian @ 11/7/2006 - 2:37 pm
- Severian. After the ‘04 elections, the dirctor of PEW, met several times with the DNC, to discuss ways they could “improve” exit poll accuracy. Now what do we take away from that kids. what’s the lesson for the day? It’s a scam, not a “horrible” mistake. They did exactly what they intended to do, with the idea of discouraging late West coast voting. Problem is, it didn’t work, at least no well enough, so all the Libtard Networks were left sitting with egg on their faces until the wee hours of the morning, when FOX finally said….”Hey, these exit numbers are completely wrong, Bush is firmely ahead, and is projected as the winner, so the hell with the exit polls”, at which poit all the Liberal outlets had to play “dumber than thou” catchup. Everybody knows that’s what they’re up too, but they’ll try anything. Pay zero attention to exit polls. It’s just an indorsement for the Dems.
- Bang
Comment by Big Bang Hunter @ 11/7/2006 - 3:25 pm
Sis,
What is bound to be another good election resource will be The Truth Laid Bear Election page. Bloggers who will be liveblogging the event can register as well.
Comment by Jim @ 11/7/2006 - 4:08 pm
If the dems lose races get ready, it’ll all be about the crooked diebold machines, when in reality they are slicker than any diebold made as we all say with the acorn fradulant votes. This is such a joke.
Comment by Drewsmom @ 11/7/2006 - 5:13 pm
Glad to see others reporting the problems with voting today. By the time I update with newest problem, another has already shown up, I haven’t had a second without adding, tracking or updating since I got back from voting myself. This is ridiculous!!!! Have a great day.
Comment by spree @ 11/7/2006 - 5:44 pm