NYC voting snafu may work in Obama's favor

Official results are determined through a "recanvass," a process in which a Republican and a Democratic official go to each machine and collect official tallies. These tallies are then entered into a computer, which adds up the binding results.

It's a system, in other words, of which Rube Goldberg would be proud. And it does little to inspire confidence in election results.

Of course, for years now, we've known that voting on systems that ... Full Story »

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Topics: Election Reform, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Party
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by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 17, 2008

The article reports the complications in the NY voting process and some likely effects of the actual official count.

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by Mike LaBonte - Feb. 17, 2008

This article adds information to the story that others miss, although it does so without sources. The title is a little odd, since in the end Obama only gets the votes actually cast for him. Good context: makes the connection between lever machines and paperless DREs. Doesn't give the whole picture, but comes close and leaves us with the right questions.

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