| By TPR JIM DRINKARD, USA TODAY WASHINGTON Problems using voting machines in the Texas and Illinois primaries this month have reinforced fears that the 2006 elections may be beset with glitches. "There's a lot of evidence that some of those fears are coming to pass," says Doug Chapin, president of Electionline, a non-partisan group that studies elections. . .
In Texas, a candidate for the state Supreme Court will contest the March 7 primary because of what he calls widespread problems using new machines. In Fort Worth, an initial ballot count showed about 150,000 votes even though there were only one-third that many voters, says David Rogers, campaign manager for the candidate, Steve Smith. And in San Angelo, balky new equipment and a close local race led to a recount that was halted after it appeared some votes were missing. |
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