Multiple Voting Hiccups In Benton County
Three-Hour Waits Reported
Posted: November 7, 2012 at 12:38 a.m.
Incorrect ballots, a shortage of paper ballots and high voter turnout — perhaps as high as 70 percent — made for headaches for Benton County voters and election officials alike.
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Should've realized with such an early turnout that today was going to be brutal.
Posted by: AutopilotAR
November 7, 2012 at 12:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
I waited four hours in Garfield to vote.
Posted by: nlf54
November 7, 2012 at 2:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
“This is something I can do nothing about,” Dennison said. “It is one of those things where the voters should have known what they were voting on. Once they got to the machine they should not have voted.”
Maybe someone else should do Kim's job next time
Posted by: uhford
November 7, 2012 at 8:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
What a pitiful excuse. Kim Dennison, Robyn Tummey and John Brown should all be fired for gross incompetence.
How are the people put on the election commission? I assume they are appointed. Does anyone know?
Posted by: new423a
November 7, 2012 at 9:35 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Only someone mentally chalenged would accept these election jobs to begin with.
Posted by: Moneymyst
November 7, 2012 at 10:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
The Democratic Party county chairman (or their designee), the Republican Party county chairman (of their designee), and one additional member from the Democratic Party are the current makeup of the commission.
Posted by: jbklawyer
November 7, 2012 at 3:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
See! the lawyer said what I said, but with twice as many words.
Posted by: Moneymyst
November 7, 2012 at 3:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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