Computer Glitch Slows Absentee Voting in Louisiana

Shreveport, LA, Times ^ | 09-26-03 | Not given

[Theodore R.]

Absentee voting slowed statewide for a while Thursday when the St. Landry Parish registrar of voters ran a program to check if precincts are registered correctly.

The state computer used to verify registration and tell registrars of voters which precinct ballots to hand to absentee voters mysteriously became bogged down for about 45 minutes, state Assistant Elections Commissioner Pat Bergeron said. State computer experts checked the system when two registrars called to find out why it was taking two minutes instead of a few seconds for the computer to issue the information.

[Theodore R.]

In the insurance commissioner's race, Republican Dan Kyle is actually better known than the incumbent Democrat Robert Wooley, who assumed the position after his precedessor, Democrat Jim Brown, went to prison. Kyle was an early candidate for governor but dropped out to challenge Wooley.

[Kuksool]

I am waiting for the ACLU to express concern for the voting rights of LA residents.