[LBGA]

I posted this on the other thread but to make sure everyone reading this thread who has not yet voted here in GA sees it, I'll post it here, too. There seems to be something going on with the touch screens.

Dear xxx,

We have received preliminary reports from voters across the State of Georgia who have indicated that when placing their vote, and touching the screen for a Republican candidate, the box is incorrectly checked for the Democrat candidate. Another similar situation is occurring when the review screen comes up and previously marked Republican votes are showing as Democrat votes.

As you vote throughout the day it is important that you review how your vote was tallied and ensure that it is recorded accurately. If you experience a problem contact a poll worker and immediately request a recalibration of the machine before submitting your vote. If that does not correct the problem or if poll workers do not provide recalibration of the machine, please inform the Georgia Secretary of State's Office.

If you experience this problem please make sure to call the Georgia Legal Task Force Hotline at the Georgia Republican Party Headquarters, at 866-251-4966. When calling the Hotline, callers should ask for Vernadette Broyles, Chief Deputy Legal Counsel.

Sincerely,
Jack Oliver
Deputy Chairman
Republican National Committee

[mhking]

That hardly qualifies as a "widespread" problem, nor does it qualify as "confirmation."

We should have expected some limited problems that would replicate themselves to a limited degree with the new process. But if the problem was widespread, we would have heard more than a soccer mom whining on Boortz's show, and a half-assed letter from the state GOP by now.

I maintain that Drudge was trying to make some noise for himself.

I'm not saying that we should let our guard down, but going into Chicken Little mode is not the answer either.